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Caption: Autumn Colors of the Season
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Caption: At first, it is just a spark,
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Caption: A bit of warmth that we keep
beside us.
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Caption: Soon it grows
to a golden glow
that warms our hands
and hearts.
And then,
fed by the shortened days
and cool nights,
the glowing embers catch fire.
Caption: Autumn,
When the whole of nature
Is alight...
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Caption: And the forests give way to
a mighty conflagration
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Caption: Till the very earth herself
seems to burn.
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Caption: And we take a spill from the flames
to light our evening rest.
Caption: We carry
that
same fire
deep within
throughout the long
winter,
holding it
in our hearts
till Spring releases
us from our
slumber.
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Caption: To her bier
Comes the year
Not with weeping and distress, as mortals do,
But, to guide her to it
All the trees have torches lit
Blazing red, the maples
shine the woodlands
through... Lucy Larcom
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Caption: Go gently now,
for Winter brings you rest.
Caption: All photos copyright Mary Carroll.
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