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Labor Day and Summer's Final Chapter

Lake Michigan sunset.

The sun sets in the distance.

The water laps on shore.

The trees dance with the wind.

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My footsteps print in the sand,

as the water caresses my feet,

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sending shivers up my spine.

I wrap my sweater around my shoulders,

as the evening chill envelops me.

I sit in the sand and linger just a bit longer,

as the colors dance in the sky.

Orange, red, lavender, blue,

As summer waves goodbye.

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