Hues of celadon
vie for prominence
in basking 
foxtail meadows 
bordered of blackthorn -

mallards on the lake
offer their heliotrope
and jade
as boisterous white swans
and Canada geese expand -

ancient clusters of 
oak, sycamore, and birch 
stand august, 
tall and wonderful
in warming. 

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