
Green Gecko posturing for her kiss
Crimson fan spread like an Egyptian palm
Swelling and deflating spread signals her
To come and join in a sweet summer’s trist
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But, how quickly you changed as colors fade
Love lasts only for a season you know
Now, as Fall leaves turn brown, dry, and curling
You too have traded your green luster show
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Now’s the time for gray burnt umber blending
Winter fast approaches…with each cold wind
Time to forget courtship…summer’s gone now
Find space to hibernate… till winter ends
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Bone-chilling winds…Heartbeat slows…Blood runs cold
Surviving to live/love another day

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