I tried not to drag out

The long sweet good bye.

I simply gazed upon you

Shining so bright and alive.

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So farewell for now

My dear sweet place

Where all of these months

You have been my solid base.

~

I leave you in colors

Bright with crimson and gold

Soon they too will flee

Crumbling and crinkly, gone and old.

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I know you will stand here solidly

All through the winter long

And when I return

I will bring with me a new song.

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A song of love

Of generosity and light

A song to sing aloud

through the changing season’s light.