After her fall (edit 3)

[Leaf]

"This spring,"
   said Helen,
"I'm slightly afraid
of the magnolia --

it just seems so very exuberant,
its pinky-purply petals
mocking me
each time I try to paint it,"
   brush shaking in her hand.

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This spring,
   said Helen,
I'm slightly afraid
of the magnolia --

it just seems so very exuberant,
   its pinky-purply petals
      mocking me
   each time I try to paint it,
   brush shaking in my hand.


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This spring,
   said Helen,
I'm slightly afraid
of the magnolia --

it just seems so very exuberant,
   its pinky-purply petals
      shrieking
      mocking
   each time I limp over the lawn.


1
This spring,
   said Helen,
I'm slightly afraid
of the magnolia --

it just seems a bit too exuberant,
   its pinky-purply petals
      shrieking
      mocking
   each time I shuffle across the lawn.