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A fall before bloom - Ella Vickie
I woke up every morning
Just to look out the window
hope dancing in my huge wild eyes

I went back to bed
Closing the window
with disappointment flooding my head

The tree in our garden was not blooming
No matter how long I watched
it never did

Rather leaves fell day and night
And that was what I called entertainment
Watching the leaves gracefully dance in the...