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Splendor of another kind

my entry for the "Falling Leaves" challenge #7

By Imola TóthPublished about a year ago • 1 min read
Splendor of another kind
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death takes everything

in the end, but how splendid

the decay can be.

I'm not quite sure how much it fits into the prompt, which it to capture the fleeting beauty of the autumn leaves. But autumn leaves aren't only bright and colorful, they are also dull, dark and rotting from the moment they leave the branches. For me, there's two sides of the season (as it is to life) — and they are equally beautiful.

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    Written by Imola Tóth