Contributor: Bruce Mundhenke

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Once again the wheel has turned,
Now in their passion,
Leaves are set on fire,
And in their death,
Arrayed in beauty more than ever,
They await the latter breath of fall that severs,
And earthbound they are carried by the wind,
Their witness ended,
And yet the world will turn again.


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Bruce Mundhenke writes in Illinois, where he lives with his wife and their dog and cat.