ripple effect

mary jane dodd

the cool grey skies
of late november
are no match
for the final
flickering
flames 
of autumn.

but this is no contest...

the sky's job is to be the sky
the leaves' job is to be the leaves.

and by the simple presence 
of the other
each becomes more... 

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