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Written, September 19, 2025
For the International Contest, Perhaps, A Poem
Sponsor John Lawless

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Beneath An Ancient Tree

            I find you beneath an ancient tree, 
         in winter your names I cannot see;
       I think fall is the nicest time of year,  
for the watercolor hues in my mind sear.
I come with flowers on a pretty day,
      following a winding pathway;
         then, for days I dream at night,
             with tears until morns first light-

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Hilda Greenhough Date: 9/19/2025 7:18:00 PM I feel haunting grief in your poem. It goes to the heart of my emotions. Login to Reply

Paige Hind Date: 9/19/2025 5:52:00 PM Lovely- "n winter your names I cannot see; I think fall is the nicest time of year, " Login to Reply