∴
in late September’s twilight, a mystic trance,
the forest’s heart awakens in nature’s expanse
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with russet fox as guide, leaves softly fall,
in autumn’s chanting, we heed the forest’s call
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overture
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chef’s grand concerto,
overture of spices rise,
melodies of taste
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laugh
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chasing a kite high,
daughter’s laughter fills the sky,
wisdom in her eye
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fall
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on the first fall day,
crimson leaves now join the breeze—
painting the earth red
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miniscule
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minuscule quarks dance,
cosmic secrets they unveil,
atoms’ hidden trance
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purpose
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purpose found in stillness, life’s meaning unfolds
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