Birds cry out

in heartbroken tones

of melancholy

a cool breeze

stirs the shadows

barren branches tremble

deflowered

by autumn’s caress

a prelude to darker days

the feathers of winter’s wing

lightly brush across my soul

and take my breath away

© Ann Bagnall

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