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The Jack​-​O​-​Lantern Trail

from Songs from the Orange Book by Justin Burning

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There is a trail that through the woodland wends
When autumn casts her crimson sorcery,
But none can fathom where that pathway ends
Beyond the mist and twilight tracery.

Grim jack-o'-lanterns light the shadowed way,
Each carven visage different from the last;
They flicker over carpets of decay
Where walk the restless spirits of the past.

Soon I will wander down that haunted trail
In search of fleeting, far October dreams,
Against the chill and leaf-arousing gale,
While yet the crescent moon so thinly gleams.

I only know that I shall not return
From where that pumpkin-lanterned pathway ends,
So very deeply does my spirit yearn
To heed the mournful summons that it sends.

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from Songs from the Orange Book, released October 2, 2020
Poetry & recitation by K. A. Opperman
Music, mixing, and mastering by Justin Burning

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Justin Burning Phoenix, Arizona

Justin has been composing music for over 20 years, primarily through bands like The Video Nasties, Dissonance, No Absolution, Fall of Empyrean, and The Liquescent Horror. Now, he primarily writes music for film, television, and other media. Justin lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife, two daughters, and dog. ... more

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