brake
lights from the street
illuminate
maples leaves,
ablaze
in the dark
There is
an otherworldly light
when
autumn leaves are lit
by
vehicle brake lights.
Their
colour, even in darkness,
becomes
stronger, more vivid,
more
alive, even though
they
know their demise is near;
hanging
on by a thin stem
shivering
until that fatal frost
when
their own lights
are
braked and extinguished.
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