Autumn, gorgeous in yellow and red,
Is the harvest time, when man is led
To garner the fruits of sweat and toil
From dear Mother Earth, the deep rich soil…
~Gertrude Tooley Buckingham, “The Four Seasons” (1940s)
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Originally published in the 9/30/20105 print edition of the Asheville alt weekly, “The Mountain Xpress”
©2015 – Brent Brown, all rights reserved
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