Autumn

There were demons in her lightning
plunging across a midnight sky
she smelled of death and winter
and relentlessly did she cry

Summer was lost in an instant
no warming or whisper to confide
mother was more than a mother
leaving the children to seek and hide
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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October 14, 2023 at 7:19 AM
This is the most unique take on 'autumn' I have read in the longest time, it is so good to have you back on soup again TS, hope you and your gorgeous family are well:-) hugs jan xx
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