velvet once the leaves
once on the trees now falling
to fall unto the
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bronze and golden lands
ground colors of orange browns
and tans dehydrated
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crunching crushing leaves
sprewed out all over terrain
dried dirty walkings
11/26/22/
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2022©
Moss on the shaded ledge
spreads across the rooftop of the shed
gluing shut the shingles edge,
sun reflects the spurt
lemon yellows, lime green patchworks
gathered quilted coverlets of quirk;
willow limpets sweep away
residue of broken branch leaflets braised
browned and burnt by summer heated light rays;
suddenly the day becomes night torn
shadowu images stepping walkings formed
beneath the cloudy sky dark swarms,
hurricane gusts race then stop
wild and free tempests pops
sprawling in between every treetop,
earth below the storm
cools briefly from the chilly warm
and at last, breathe in the lulling calm.
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