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Rated: 18+ · Book · Spiritual · #1149750
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#994467 added October 1, 2022 at 8:23pm
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Autumnal
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Rachel
Autumnal

In woodland walks — my hibernation —
in shade of bright trees
who honor my path with colorful duty
that gales sweep clear

the sun, late and lazy,
lifts, glows hard, but
would rather crawl inside my flannel —
nestle near my heart.

we watch their devotion break,
humbly fall before me.
don't know what to do —
salute, curtsy, exit stage left?

I'm changing my mind about something.
these returning seasons always
had a way with my soft cap.

never been as blue
with summer skin that pales more.
yet, no regret amid a verdant scene.
I’m dying

and yet
still trying to be free
from illusion of a vision
in my division,
in a florid room.

wind pays no mind,
whistles wistful, ancient songs
high above, down to my carpet
collecting a wayward throng.

the slotted sun slips further
and falls over the back fence —
back tomorrow duller.

I expect a white, empty scene soon,
to lock me out
behind safety of glass.
my gleaming friend
sparkles a colorless land.

bittersweet and dying,
yet, still trying
to be free.


9.28.20
10.1.22 edited

39 lines, vers libre

Prompt Words:
HIBERNATION, CHANGING, COLOURFUL, DARK NIGHTS, WOODLAND WALKS

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