11.24.2009

Leaves


How silently they tumble down



And come to rest upon the ground



To lay a carpet, rich and rare,



Beneath the trees without a care,





Content to sleep, their work well done,



Colors gleaming in the sun.



At other times, they wildly fly



Until they nearly reach the sky.



Twisting, turning through the air



Till all the trees stand stark and bare.

Exhausted, drop to earth below

To wait, like children, for the snow.



 "Autumn" by Elsie Brady

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