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Cycle of Autumn
Beauty that includes the bare branch.
The cycle is not a moral. Leaves fall. Trees go bare. That is the lesson, not the punishment.
Orange and red are not consolation prizes. They are notice — change happening whether you are ready for the love metaphor or not.
Harvest fills the table. Cold stare empties the branch. Both belong to the same season.
Installed memories are accurate. Triumph is declined.
The bare branch still counts the next bud.
JV · Dark Heart Labs