Crinkly, and narrower than ever before
noon light makes for watery squints,
each passing season clarity flints
but wisdom of beauty refined so much more ...
Browning, old fellow,
Your leaves grow yellow,
Beginning to mellow
As seasons pass.
Your cover is wrinkled,
And stained and sprinkled,
And warped and crinkled
From sleep on the grass.
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