Dry Leaf by the Tail

Sunpatch, Late Frost You leave a dry leaf beside my tail. The autumn scent of your fingertips settles on it.

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Footfall

It was an afternoon spent by the window, rolling a dried leaf between my fingertips. That late sunlight lay long across the floor.

Alight

The sunlight outside the window stretches long over the papers on the living room desk. A faint shadow, like a dried leaf, rests upon them.

Beyond

A dry leaf fell from the pot by the window onto the desk. When I picked it up, it crumbled.

Breeze

The wind bumped against the window frame, then tucked a single leaf into the crack and left.

Ridgeline

The low sunlight came in through the window, and a dried leaf stretched a long shadow across the floor. Its tip seemed almost to touch my fingertips.

Late Frost

There was a time when I wiped the old bookshelf that had gathered dust during the day. Only the spot where the sunlight had sat on the windowsill was damp.

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