That, & I'm intrigued by who these speakers might be, Sharon (those quotation marks count).
Doug
On 2012-10-17, at 11:20 AM, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Yes that sudden carpet of leaves
> P
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> *It's the season of retreat,
> the season of death.
> Leaves on the lily turn
> yellow, then brown, then
> fall. But this death is not
> close, not dark. Trees open
> to sky, blue falls down
> through bare branches.
> I step outside into a whirl-
> wind of gold leaves.*
>
>
> --
> sharon brogan
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