Fall of Beauty
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Mists caress the curves of slumbering earth
Concealing the beauty hidden below
Whose fruitful womb rests after giving birth
To an abundance of life in hedgerow,
Woods, and mountains ensuring there’s no dearth
Of wild food in lush green field or meadow
Awaiting the waning sun’s warming kiss
On late harvest grapes hanging on for this
When at last the triumphant sun breaks through
Pale sunbeams glint on swollen, gliding streams
And dispel the reluctant morning dew
On which little birds slake their thirst, it seems,
From nibbling on seeds of feverfew
Or bathe busily in a land that gleams
As withered leaves drift in deep piles of gold
Shielding the earth from early winter cold
Copyright © Alexander Blackie | Year Posted 2017
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