5. Cardinal Red

Dead and dark
at the start
it arrives and everything melts away

Damp and cold
withered old
then a shower of birthdays begins and its

Cardinal Red, Kelly Green
icicle songs surrendering
All that’s gone, tomorrow brings
on newborn wings
at the end and beginning of all in between

Past my prime
but I find
this reminds me of all that’s new

rain street shine
mudded vines
when that eastern wind plays with the pinwheels its

Cardinal Red, Kelly Green
Winter white world surrendering
All that’s gone tomorrow brings
on newborn wings
at the end and beginning of all in between

Cardinal Red, Kelly Green
Winter white world surrendering
All that’s gone tomorrow brings
on newborn wings

at the end and beginning of all in between
at the end and beginning of all in between

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