Simple Leaf

for friends, family, and any others who can relate...

A small bud grows on a branch

Surrounded by its companions

All similar in some ways

Taking pieces learning and adapting

From each other

 

All similar

But each uniquely different

 

And as time rolled onward

Each bud blossomed into a leaf

Unfurling and displaying

Their simple beauty

Accepting the need to support

The branch

Therefore accepting the need to support

Each other

 

Certain times

The winds would force them to

Huddle closer

To shelter each other

And others they were pulled

Away and in all directions

 

But they were green

They were strong

They held on to the bond they had grown

Understanding the necessary support

That each individual needs

 

Still time rolled onward

And the wind continued

Turning to a bitter cold

 

It was hard to tell where it began

But a sickness had set in

Some of the leaves were turning

Strange colors around the edges

Becoming more frail and brittle

 

They needed more

Of everything

Attention

Support

Until they spread this

Slow disease

 

Frigid wind howled

Laced with flecks of ice

Prying at the leaves

 

And slowly one by one

Each of the leaves

Was plucked, let go

Or carried away

 

In the rush of this moment

There were times that would

Bring them all together

But in the end

They were always scattered again

 

It was their time to set out on their own

It was their time to travel where they were needed

 

The best gift offered

Is to cherish the memories gathered

To not blame the others for the spreading disease

05/05/2012

Author's Note

0216 am

Reviews

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Oh, what a beautiful, poignant, and profound piece of writing this is. It's so important to "cherish the memories gathered" and let go of the bitterness and not blame anyone. I loved the way this piece unraveled. The imagery is excellent. It suits the subject perfectly. Brilliantly written, my friend.

[Robbie~xoxo~]

This is Brilliant! You have taken me on an emotional rollercoaster... happy, hopeful, sad, worried, and lastly resolved... to understand that all things come to and end and we must cherish the memories. Well penned!

P.S. I felt that your theme surrounded a community... could it be a certain writer's community? ;) I loved the metaphors in this write...Thought provoking indeed!