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The darkened sky had hid the sun, I bravely fought the storm to come. Its voracious voice roared 'Til reached its peak. The time had come for me to seek, The chilling call I'd heard all week. From the deepest place that lay within The old orchard wood. When the stillness stood, I took a chance, then firmly Stepped off the porch, To see what would become, During my walk through The old familiar wood. To learn of things I'd yet to know. Starting out it was slow. I noticed first the new, green grass. Filling in, standing firm, straight and strong, Each tiny blade found its spot, still becoming. One was small but adding up, all became an Armor, an umbrella. Where stood weaker things til ready To learn of things too young to know. A sudden gust of wind, blew across my face. Taking me back in time. A memory flashed across my mind, when I was small I yearned to grow to learn those things too young to know. An unyielding foe of future days, When good was in, love was plenty, yet Needed still my own umbrella. Protecting me against the ills and woes of things I had yet to know. My heart beat harder the deeper I went into the old orchard wood, then, Attentive in my listening, Til in the middle of the wood, I found myself Where it was full of busy-ness, Fallen leaves and such, The colors richly touched with hues of light among the tones Of silver stones in babbling brook, here lay the heaviness. Of daily deeds which lay the seeds that would become tomorrow. Where joy is sprinkled in amid our sorrow. The day had come to learn of things I had yet to know. I knew my learning had just begun. The biggest fight, the one within ourselves. We grow our armor by choosing hues of light against the dark Of tones we speak or build to keep Out the darkest hues that hurt. Choosing carefully our fate by keeping kindness daily in, While sweeping hate away and out. Then under our umbrella keeping safe those smaller ones Who are too young to learn of things they cannot comprehend. The past is done and those I loved are lying still and sweet. While I am here alone. To fight and figure out Those things I need to know. Before it's late, my sun will be down, when I can no longer walk and learn those things that have yet to come. That are upon the path, which lays Deep within the old familiar wood.
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