Karlene Garner Biography

You don't have to tell how you live each day;
You don't have to say if you work or play.
A tried true thermometer serves in the place,
However you live it shows in your face.
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In October fires of crayon ablaze
Not familiar to her sun-filled days.
'Who painted this leaf with spots of brown'?
'Who painted the leaves that are drifting down'?
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Part of the moon was falling down in the west,

Dragging the whole sky with it to the hills.
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I knew autumn long ago,
Like a fairy tale.
The mystique has seemed to grow
Stronger each fall.
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You've got to keep on walking.

One word won't tell people who you are;
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