By The Time

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By the time the last leaf had

Fallen

A thin dusting of frost

Coated the frozen ground.

By the time the first snowflake had

Fallen

Ice coated the lake,

Glowing luminously in the bright morning sun.

By the time the first person had

Fallen

A blizzard had begun to rage,

Dancing over the gentle slopes.

By the time they found the

Fallen

The crisp blanket of snow had obscured

The cracked glass of the pool.


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