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Darkened Lighthouse

By Ellwyn Autumn
August 12, 2019
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A melancholy grips me;
It tears at my heart.
My children’s minds unravel;
They’re falling apart.

I am a darkened lighthouse,
A beacon lost from sight.
I weep, I scream, I pray,
Into the torment of their night.

Piece by piece they leave me,
My heart aches more each day.
My wishes for their future,
Are woeful and astray.

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Ellwyn Autumn

Ellwyn Autumn is an American author/blogger and a certified teacher with a Master's Degree in Education. She writes children's picture books, middle-grade novels, and Young Adult fiction. Ellwyn's first self-published novel, Chris Kringle's Cops The First Mission, was a Finalist in the 2016 Reader's Favorite International Book Contest. Her Kamyla Chung picture book series addresses difficult issues facing young children. Ellwyn discovered her passion for writing in second grade when she had to write a book report for school. She was so excited to write the report, until her mother told her that she had to write about someone else's book and not her own story. Ellwyn became indignant and decided that once she finished the book report she would most certainly write her own original story. She has been writing ever since! Ellwyn lives with her family in Pennsylvania. She loves all things magical, curling up with a good book, writing stories, and almost anything with chocolate in it.

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