Hearts of leaves
break
just before they fall
weathered faces
sky swallows their voice
Cores of silver
spin
in the hearts of trunks
pushing off the dead
clearing the throat
still-death lay in a puddle
right above the living roots
shalome � 2004
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| Death in Autumn Hearts of leaves break just before they fall weathered faces sky swallows their voice Cores of silver spin in the hearts of trunks pushing off the dead clearing the throat still-death lay in a puddle right above the living roots shalome � 2004 |