The shift begins unnoticed,
a quiet agreement
between the sun and the leaves.
No grand announcement,
no blaring headlines,
just a gradual softening
of the insistent green.
A single crimson leaf,
a hesitant flag dropped
on the battlefield of summer,
a whisper of what's to come.
The air, once thick and heavy,
thins ever so slightly,
carrying the faintest breath
of something cooler,
a promise whispered on the breeze.
Shadows lengthen...
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