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Dancing Shadows

April 13, 2009
By Maggie Leigh Zargo BRONZE, Raleigh, North Carolina
Maggie Leigh Zargo BRONZE, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Dancing Shadows


A match flares, a candle is lit.

Dancing shadows

The small fire casts light on a book

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A girl starts to read; a girl is captivated in a novel

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Outside thunder booms, lightning flashes

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Rain pounds on a tin roof

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Wax on the candle starts to drip

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The room is filled with it’s fragrance

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A page is turned

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A creak from the stairs enters the still room

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Another creak, a squeak, and a footstep

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A figure comes forth into the room

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A hand on the girl’s shoulder

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The eyes of a young maiden widen

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A scream starts and is silenced

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A flickering flame is extinguished

The shadows dance no more


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