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Tendrils of  color dot the landscape giving a feeling of technicolor delight Blooms of outrageous beauty line the fields in rows like toy soldiers   Their stems so ramrod straight and  proudThe earth in which nature flourishes A shade of dark ochre and as rich as treacle Trees so tall and grown with the hardship of many years Etched with furrowed wrinkles in the bark that covers their solid trunks The coat of many colors made of leaves that drip off every branch in dancing unison and moving with the singing breeze that flows through every space and timeA sight to behold is this land of ours   Nothing can compare to how simple and true life...