As We Began

-------As We Began-------

With the branches and their leaves,

let go 

your pride,

Your sad defenses, 

your fear,

and come back down to earth.

For no wall you could build

can match 

the heights of Autumn.

From a seed in the ground

the forests

have grown,

And cover

the hills

with every color.

Dusk holds

the herons wings.

And in the darkness

The edges 

of our bodies

soften,

Returning

back to one,

as we all began.

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