I am the Leaf in the fall,
The one you step on and mingle with the dirt and help it along to its state of natural decay,
I am a leaf that in the dark breaks in the wind and crumples on the silky grass,
The same leaf who speaks and rustles wrestles in a soft breeze,
I am the leaf that though I may die every year I return to yet die again and again and again…
I feel the warmth for a short time;
as painted sunbeams shine through me
and you can see the ribs around my aching dying opaque heart,
Once when I was a leaf I was trapped up in a tree all shiny and obscure green,
I remember dewdrops slipping down my face,
Collecting at my leaflet tips and I watched the dew as it kissed the sunshine,
I watched what seemed a perpetual kiss;
and in a blink of an eye the kiss was gone,
I was left with moonbeams caressing me at solitary-night,
Wishing for another drop to daydream kiss,
Summer came and life was so empty blue, the sunshine weathered and lashed me,
It laughed at my solitary existence in a sea of ocean empty green,
I thought of the green
and the emerald and the glistening dewdrop all this time,
The time it passed ever so slowly; on and on and on and on…
eventually I spoke a name to this time,
The time was Tinker time, and passed me ever so slowly as I wept,
and yet I could not see the sun kiss my own tears,
I prayed so much for the Fall, I prayed and wished and hoped and Tinker time just kept me company in this place where I wished for the loving Fall,
The Fall… Ohhh hhh the oh so loving Fall…
All the beautiful oceans of leaves passing to colors and splendors, the dew returning, frost in the night to chill my weary soul, sparkling,
on the sunbeam stairways to heaven in the early morn,
To long inside and wish for Fall and pass yet another blan and solitary summer away.
In the end I dreamt of winter and how it would sometimes fool me into Fall, I wondered what the winter was for,
and I thought; the winter was an angry season,
So silently the winter it taunts and fools one into its Child the Fall, All things have a purpose but to no avail; I pondered and mulled over Winter, I didn’t hate the winter I actually loved it; but maybe it twas the emptiness I loved so much about it, the frigid chill the empty still and I knew it was so beautifully related to Fall, the bridge and loving glue between Fall and Spring.
One day the wind picked up and I noticed a soft chill in the air, I noticed clouds and sunbeams jutting in every direction, I noticed the sea of empty green was swaying and the greens were no longer all empty green.A few sparklets of hope filled the crowd and in the crowd was beauty, Dynamic unwavering lost in beauty was upon me,
Yet here I was, Still; hanging still; green and shiny and ugly in my eyes,
I wanted to be beautiful like emerald green and not opaque green, like the other leaves in the still partially void sea of opaque green. Again I lost out to wishes and sorrows for not being emerald and time passed until Cold chilly whispers kissed upon me in a moonbeam night. I was so ataken I trembled and the wind caressed my trembling now weak body,
I wanted to be beautiful I wanted to have sunlight and moonbeams pass through my shallow body, Iridescent and opaque all in one, My opaque heart and skeleton a shadow illuminated by the kissing sun and loving moon,
The next morn I was greeted by the misty fog and I remember this so vividly,
because not only was I greeted by misty fog but in the night as I pretended to sweet dream not knowing a thought all through the night. In the night came dancing daydreams carried by the wind, crystal emerald floating and dancing to then puffy soggy snuggle warm into my spooned caress,
The Fog it came and kissed us in the most lovingly way, and it motherly wished us an eternity of forever’s spooned caresses and longing lovesick wishes,
Soon the weight of the snow took us and pulled us to gravities world of the soft dark earth, furrowed in the Sandi shores of ocean’s tears, we melded and sunk, and mingled until the rain pelted us into the infinite earth,
then the waves of the angry teardrop sea came crashing and smashing and stirred the Sands and the leaves all about, into a frothy mix of foam and passionate out of control spinning and swirling and dancing symbiosis,
grains of Sand racing to the top to meet the air and kiss the leaves, bouncing and falling and wishing for it to never end,
but as all things come to an end the sorrowed moon came and took the crazy teary waves away,
the moon commanded the waters to recede and let the leaves and Sands be, no longer tainting that which was pure with passions sorrowed moistened flames,
The leaves and the sand rested peacefully on a hard and moistened aching ground, melding into one, teardrops drained softly and the Moonbeams kissing wind; yet again gently lifted a golden leaf with sticky Sand to rest up on the once crazy wild-flowered shore.
Here they rested peacefully
moonbeam caressed and blessed,
Sunbeams waking whispered and assured,
And the loving rain married them into the sacred earth.
I am me and nothing but a fallen leaf in a whirling restless wind…
Author notes
Its hard to read unless you highlight and I like the image with this poem too much to make it any other way...
Please tell me what you think
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i got through it wi' out highlighting it... i wanted to realy get a feel... and that does include reading it naturally, as it appears, for then at least i mayhap 'ave a chance of seeing what ye saw..
the imagery here was nothing short of astounding, watching the seasons change, but also thoes 'in betwixed' days, when ye canna decide what time 'tis. i? i am at heart a fall girl, and were i a leaf to flow on the wind, i would opt for fall, when there is so brillient hues. but alas, as ye are a leaf, i am a wind... and i go where i may.... but to be the leaf caressed by the breeze and touched iredecent in the moonlight... och, 'tis like falling in love. another wonderment penned by ye... but i wouldna expect anything less from one such as ye.
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Wow...simply amazing work. Your imagery and ability to portray the "leaf's emotions" (so-to-speak) is utterly breathtaking. I'm at a complete loss for words when it comes to describing the emotions this poem has stirred within me.
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Oh My~ This is one Gorgeous Masterpiece You have versed my Friend and I could not help but have tears in my eyes for when You pen...Emotions follow~
The background just tugged at the Heartstrings~
Thank You for sharing Your Talent and I'm glad
to see You here more~
Many blessings to You
Best wishes too
and much love~ Desire~*~
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