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even as she begins to wane from full
harvest moon sheds glow brighter
than cool over the lawn
as though first winter snow had spread
a patchwork quilt of and dark
reflected moonlight and shadow
as she filters her gift through naked
and still-leafed branches
Author of the Nandria Series, MaryJane is a retired family practice physician who grew up in the Midwest but now lives in the Pacific Northwest.