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A poem

By Carla PatonPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
Top Story - October 2024
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Slanted sunlight impales red-brown maple leaves

as those dead summers crunch under my careful steps.

Your icy breath nibbles my bare skin

as my tongue remembers your tears.

Between bare trees, wood smoke curls a portrait of you.

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Carla Paton

Author of "The Memory Trigger:365 Flash Memoir Writing Prompts Designed to Unlock the Stories You Forgot You Had." Writing daily on Rapid Reads Press.

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    Written by Carla Paton