An Autumn Walk

 

An Autumn Walk
by Dave Wright

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Crisp air
A cerulean sky
A canopy of gold
A whiff of pine
The crunch of leaves

Amid this oasis of peaceful solitude
A thousand miles away
The wrecking ball of tyranny
Swings behind the Man in Orange
Who plies his Senatorial Stooges
With Hamburgers!

The desecrated White House
Sobs in the background.

 

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