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PART VIII.

The Autumn is a glory and a joy;
The pageantry of Nature passing by
In her last grand procession. Gorgeous days,
When, like twin Angels, time and life stand still;
When earth puts on her crown and richest robes
For feasting and for mirth and revelry,
Ere Death, the Shadow, enters at the door;
When wreathed with golden honours, the woods wear
Mantles of regal grandeur; when the eye
Looks to......

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sun-kissed briars droop
summer blisters scar grey twigs
cypress leaves ooze sweat

nightjars scoop dry ice
v ripples on rain starved ponds
homing pigeon’s drought

Published In Poetry Soup June 28 2020
Medal winning second place entry for summer haiku's
contest.