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Autumn’s wake

2022 January 26th2021 January 19th

leaves dancing
in a brisk breeze
on an almost-bare tree
joyous at autumn’s wake

they tremble, ready
to be free, to sleep
with past seasons —
dying, they celebrate
the awakening of winter

—Terri Guillemets

Categories Creativity Journal Tags autumn, leaves, nature, poems, seasons, trees, winter
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