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AliProf's avatar

Oh, I love your concluding line—“red berries beaming through the gathering gloam.” Even in the bleakest conditions, there is always a vestige of unexpected hope if we look closely enough.

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Steve McKennon's avatar

Beautiful piece!

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Peter Walker's avatar

Thank you Joseph. I loved the conclusion - the last word was the clincher! Rather than a cliche of "gathering gloom", with the connotations which accompany that word, the choice of gloam opens a more thought-provoking conclusion. We have entered a darker phase of twilight, but the world goes on, and without despair we can feel confident so it will continue.

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LeeAnn Pickrell's avatar

I love this—walking the seam where summer withdraws. Just lovely.

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Autumn Widdoes's avatar

On another level from the majority.

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