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Autumn's Work Is Never Done

Every leaf had taken to the wind,
Left a trail of trouble on the ground
Now I must gather up my courage
Set to work, no time to forage.

With rake in hand, I pillage forth
Draw in order, if it be found
Once work is done, I see it's not
As snow covers over the missing spots.

Lines = 8 Words = 58

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Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT " 
Prompt: POEMS for YOUR ENJOYMENT~ Use a few words from one or more of these poems in your own poem. ~
I have picked this one - I like the whole thing -

“Conceit” by Mervyn Peake

I heard a winter tree in song
Its leaves were birds, a hundred strong;
When all at once it ceased to sing,
For every leaf had taken wing.