Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Each Leaf’s Valentine

If each leaf is a little self
each tree is a civilization
undergoing waves of reconstruction
followed by waves of sudden exodus
with an intervening period of
calm and inspiring consolidation
and followed by a period of
mind-numbing leveling snow
but we never see the original leaf
from which all the others
as rainy variations grow
out of its purely musical theme
to know if it’s a symphony of joy
or a march of endless grief

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