Sharp and Sweet

  Golden, treacherous

  October, thou art sharp and

  sweet, filled to the lip

  with dear and tragic fervor.

  Rae of Sunshine

  Such harrowing grief

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  it penetrates thy heart

  thy whole woeful heart

  Unbridled

  New unbridled freedom,

  promising and unfettered,

  it cleans the faint stains

  from her warm and kindred heart.

  Oh, dauntless freedom,

  you spark pure radiant joy.

  Autumnal Storm

  A sense of sure, buoyant peace

  rains over her tense and

  troubled body.

  No harsh or unkind words

  can touch her thankful heart.