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poem
Selections For Book Project
:
I Think Maybe Autumn is Forever
by michaelcahill
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I Think Maybe Autumn is Forever
a leaf
auburn, apricot
scarlet where the water hits--
a furrow dug in the stream
by a stem ...
perhaps with purpose
but purpose
has no affect
when a stream's course
is set
even the power to
forge against
does not
allay what has to be
once was a tree,
and a leaf grew--
green seemed immortal
and moist
the wind knew of tales
to be told,
of seasons,
famine in other lands ...
myths
now shown to be real
the crisping began
the beholder's vision of
beauty
what of fear then
brittle frightens
and as the hold tightens
it snaps
for once to fly
for want of wings
the sky remains a dream
some trees understand mercy
and strain to
cast a shadow over the water
thus a journey
in lieu of quiet contemplation
the world has waterfalls
and grand endless oceans
wish for them
and maybe
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