Every leaf a painting

Every leaf a painting

   Every leaf a masterpiece

A whisper of a wind

   A tug of a breeze

Come sailing down

   To meet the ground

Cover the pathways

   Color the greens

What a beauty in dying

   What elegance in fading out

With not a touch of remorse

   Or dressed in black or grey

But joyous in grief

   Glorious in color

Shedding love and joy

   To all who behold

In orange, gold and red

   Draped in majesty

Fluttering and swaying

   Shuddering to a stop

Laying still on the cold ground

   Waiting for the frost

Goodbye, dear leaf

   You have done well

Until the spring morn

   Rest in peace…

-Shobana