The forceful autumn winds
insistent to take all
finally the last leaf
in fetal curl
falling
falling
falling
suddenly swept up
cradled in the winds hold
And as suddenly
let go
falling
falling
free now
letting go
of all that holds
all that was
all in the now
all in and then
to the ground
mother earth
waits
for the last leaf's fall
insistent to take all
finally the last leaf
in fetal curl
falling
falling
falling
suddenly swept up
cradled in the winds hold
And as suddenly
let go
falling
falling
free now
letting go
of all that holds
all that was
all in the now
all in and then
to the ground
mother earth
waits
for the last leaf's fall
The image of the fetal leaf is beautiful: a subtle promise of renewed life.
ReplyDeleteI love this 'cos i had a last leaf on a tree in my garden last winter and the wind took it finally :)
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