Calm.
Clear, blue open skies.
Light brush strokes tracing the horizon.
Bright, fiery leaves trembling
In the cautious wind,
Dutifully awaiting the inevitable.
Silent.
A nest of magpies hurriedly
Chasing each other
Through the frosty air
Past a lonely sparrow
Sitting motionless
On a thin, barren branch.
Its beak opens.
A soundless chirp bellows forth,
Merging with
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