Leaf-Drop
©November 18th, 2017
By Vijaya Sundaram
A leaf flutters down
The air quivers and falls still,
So, too, a lone thought.
Restless, the dog sniffs
In quiet anticipation.
Things change, stay the same.
Seasons come early.
How to travel this cold world,
Standing still, moving?
We come, play our parts.
Heave a sigh, leave, and go home,
Relieved, for it’s done.
Even love must go
There is no eternity.
The tree drops her leaves.
Her leaves feed the soil
The tree grows again, always.
One day, lightning strikes.
Sing of this, and more.
Music swirls in the blind dark.
Spear the howling winds.
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