Lingering

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Trees hugged each other,
there was no room for sun to enter.
Branches of dare leaf trees,
animals that looked like
fabric statue were at a standstill.
Mother Nature dared not breath.

A ghost of a girl
with a white dress
walked on sun deprived moss.

A humming melody wrapped
around the trees,
they swayed a little,
animals blinked.

She had a book, pages turned,
she never missed a beat.
Branches moved, scraping off
each other's bark,
waling came from the sky.

Animals flee, letting their meal 
go stale. The humming increased,
She chanted. 

But, instead of wishes,
curses dripped from her tongue.  


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