her parting words
don't see me anymore
ending summer
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4 comments:
lovely, rather painful lines. nice dual meaning / ambiguity. :)
Thank you very much for your insightful comments. Her admonition plus the warmth of summer suddenly ending are indeed painful to him and foreboding...
nice one vic
john
Thanks John,
I really appreciate it.
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