Fairy’s Lament

the magic didn’t happen

not this year

the fairy dust supplies have run dry

when told of the situation

the decision was made

to let the magic die

the seeds planted over all these years
never took root

when the efforts stopped the magic did too

even frogs will leave the dry well

there was no clapping

no cheering

and now the husk of all that dreaming

can blow away

disappear