September 30, 2026, entered in Anthony Bianco's Autumn Flowers contest
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October can assuage the gloom when asters, mums, and pansies bloom, lift spirits with a harvest fest or day of thanks, for we are blessed, or move a poet’s sluggish muse with nature’s unique autumn views.
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