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Yield

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Autumn cloaks a darkling soul
In half-truths of vermillion
Crimson, scarlet, amber, gold
Beneath a blue pavilion

Autumn hides its old grey bones
In cupboards filled with snail shells
Skeins of birds and garden stones
Where every half-lit secret dwells

Autumn’s guise is gossamer
Thistledown in parachutes
Rushing waters’ dulcimer
And reed-song veil its bitter fruits

Autumn’s spirit is occult
Melancholy, insidious
It offers balmy days’ exult
Then turns to storm, perfidious

Autumn’s altar smells of rain
Leaf-mold, woodsmoke, rot and rust
I yield to darkness in the vein
Disease, decay, and ruined trust
The waning light is getting to me.
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RJBG's avatar
Iincredible work!