Short Take A Breather Poems

When the leaves of autumn take a breather, they fall
dropping colored reminders of their curtain call.

Winter's bare branches show the icy pall of death -
but underneath lie seeds waiting for a first breath.

With the advent of spring comes forth revenant life;
shoots from those same branches are abundantly rife. 

Skipping through the weeks to summer, from limb to limb
spring's blossoms have borne fruit in that brief interim.
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We argued, and said the cruelest things,
We knew the words that would hurt the most,
I’m sure neither of us meant it,
But it’s already been said.
All we can do is ask for forgiveness,
And hope the other accepts it. 
In the heat of the moment,
We became so cold,
When we both know, 
We’re each other’s world.
If we take a breather, 
before we talk to each other,
Maybe this can change,
When the anger subsides,
Our love will bloom again....

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