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Saturday, November 22, 2025

Poem: “Leaves” by Hilda Conkling (American, 1910-1986)

 In my apple orchard

In the oldest tree

Fall has hidden gold leaves.

I looked into the hollow

And saw no apples,

Only leaves with frost on them

Like marble tilings,

Like jeweled tables …

Yet there was no gold … no marble ….

Only leaves covered with frost

That sparkled the way my thoughts told me.

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