Sunday, February 7, 2021

On Their Way

The leaves
submerged in the bottom of the swamp
were turning gray and then black
dying and turning
if not to dust
then perhaps mush
a brownblack slurry
composed of memories
from thousands of trees
but I caught them today
remembering hints of their former glory
ghosts of the last year
on their way to meet
ghosts of years gone by

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