Dead Tree:
Listen, companions, in my sad plight,
my worn branches hold shadows of night.
I’ve faced tempests, lost my way,
in my withered trunk, no path left to stay.

Unread Letter:
And what of me, oh tree and light,
on the ground I lie, my shine out of sight.
Though my voice has faded, in my leaves there’s despair,
a silent whisper, lingering in the air.

Lantern Without Batteries:
In this shadowy corner, letter and tree,
I wait in silence, longing to be free.
No one cares for my path or my song,
each line that I crave feels empty and wrong,
an ocean of dreams that shadows diminish,
day by day, my hopes seem to finish.

Unread Letter:
You’re right, dear tree and lantern, it’s true,
the end seems so grim in all that we do.
Though it seems I can’t shine or reveal my worth,
sadness surrounds me; I’m ready to lose mirth...

Dead Tree:
Indeed, dear friends, there’s no fight to be won,
each step reveals what we’ve come to shun.
Even in storms, we lose ourselves in despair,
for what once mattered now feels beyond compare.

Lantern Without Batteries:
Shall we continue waiting, with fear and disdain,
in every stanza, will there be only pain?
Is life just a canvas that the wind can erase,
a forgotten song, lost in a sorrowful place?

Unread Letter:
Though forgotten, will we hold disillusion?
Will each worn leaf echo in heart’s seclusion?
In time’s endless cycle, will love fade away,
and together in sorrow, will hope decay?

Dead Tree:
Thus, it seems in this talk beneath distant skies,
we recall in our struggle, there are unfulfilled cries.
Lantern, letter, and tree, in a bond that’s frayed,
we drift in solitude, where dreams feel betrayed.

So this story ends in the cold wind’s sigh,
in a silent whisper, longing to fly.
But in every storm, there’s a ray from the sun,
each shadow that lurks cannot dim what’s begun.
Each fall is an echo of solitude's call,
each wound a soft sigh in eternity's thrall.
Yet though the path is dark and unsure,
light can be reborn; there’s always a cure.
No matter what you face, keep moving ahead,
in every new attempt, there’s a moment to spread.
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