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Last Breath of Summer
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GOLDEN THREADS OF AUTUMN ii
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LAST BREATH OF SUMMER
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DISSEMBLING BREEZE
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SILENT GRACE
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LINGERING IN A GOLDEN GLEAM
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A BLUE BEYOND
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AGITATION
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SUMMER’S AT AN END
Statement
Nature is slowly wrapping things up up for the long sleep
Rustling leaves and changing light
A melancholy fragrance references all the autumns gone before
Leaves are but a tired, dirty green - too soon for New England’s golden grand finale.
A few precocious maples buck the trend.