One upon a time there was a girl named Faye.
All of her friends went off to war and left her behind.
The sad part wasn't who lived--
But neither was it who died.
Though she never saw the war, Faye saw it through her friends.
The children that had left to fight did not return again.
The days of hikes and games had passed as summer turns to fall.
A bitter winter settled into where she kept her Alm.