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False autumn
the hazels are drab,
dulled
tired
much wearied after
three summers
with no winter between
the leaf seals are closed
against further loss
with a slow yellow
now olive
now ochre
now nothing more than dry
the leaves hang lifeless
too tired to die
when the mists rise
deathroom scents
rise with them
September 13, 2000
Somerset
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