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The rain-darkened streets
the sky a vague mist
spindly oak branches
black wet
even the wind is non-commital
Weak gusts, this way, now that.
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And yet the leaves on the crab apple
are orange and red
defying the grey afternoon
as if they had stored sunshine and
the blood that rushes to the cheeks
in the days of youth.
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