Leaves in the Snow copyright Laura Zimmerman, used by permission

Leaves in the Snow

Molly K. Mitchell
Nov 2 · 1 min read

Winter came early this year,
We’re in for it, now, the second of November

And the next six months beyond.

Seeing the snow,
And the leaves inside it, though
It’s hard to be sorry.

They glow like moments,
Summer drops,
The life of trees, frozen —

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Molly K. Mitchell

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I’ve been writing since forever, publishing here since May. I have a history and a future, but the present is where I’m speaking.

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