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AUTUMN’S LAST LAMENT by Ashley Tunnell

Autumn’s Last Lament by Ashley Tunnell

How frightening it must be

To be a window staring down winter

Morning brings a forest

Intricately laced across a frozen pane

Until the afternoon sun comes

And steals it all away

I’m stuck inside wondering why

Autumn comes with a sigh and leaves crying

Winter can be anything

A welcome mat

A hook to hang my keys

Or my heart

But it chooses to be cold

Ashley Tunnell is a writer from Blairsville, GA. She is completing a bachelor’s degree with a teaching pathway in English from the University of North Georgia, and she intends to pursue her master’s degree in the same field with a concentration in creative writing. Her work has been published in UNG’s literary magazine as well as the Southern Literary Festival’s anthology of poetry and short stories. When she is not reading, writing, or studying, Ashley enjoys spending time with her family and singing in her local community choir.
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