Leaf Song

A perfect, gorgeous golden leaf

fell from tree to ground

Singing as she floated,

though she didn’t make a sound

Her lyrics traveled on the wind

they linger in my mind

She sang the joy of having known

the Life she’d been assigned

Her sweet, divine existence

echoes ours, however brief

So now before my Fall I’ll sing

the anthem of the leaf

Author's Note

It's a veritable choir out there, people. Listen...

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Your poem suggests a healthy way of looking at the cycle of life & death without being preachy about it. I prefer a simple message like this where a person SHOWS one constructive way of considering life, rather than telling us how to do it. Your analogy is carried thru-out with vivid imagery & personification. My favorite line: "She sang the joy of having known the Life she’d been assigned" -- it's your own original way of saying "Let Go & Let God" . . . love the way you show acceptance can be fun, not dutiful or difficult.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you so much for this generous review! It really is my philosophy to embrace the moment, know what to hold and what to let go, and find joy in every day. :)

[Linda alexander]

The brevity of fragile life, the need for acceptance as we are floating in this world without knowing where it may take us before we land somewhere, and singing or enjoying and accepting life as it is and unique to each individual, may I wish something for that leaf in the poem if it is me, let that leaf fall in to a deep ocean by some fluke and travel a lot prior fully decayed, or become ever living as it became part of the ocean itself, loved the flow, footing to life and nature

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Linda! So glad you got where I was going with this!

[ANTO]

They turn red and brown because they lose the chlorophyll - like we lose our life force - but we remain beautiful. Loving this analogy Rita. You have a long way to go before you need to sing

[Rita L. Sev]

My goal is 100 years... I still have some time! :) Thanks, Anto!

[ANTO]

Thats a good goal - but me and you will be going long after that is stem cell and DNA medicine has anything to say about it.
YVW :)

[Beccy]

How lovely this is. Like the leaf, your words travel on the wind and are beautifully melodic.


So very much enjoyed.


Beccy.

[Sheila Kline]

The beauty of the sound of nature is a wonder to behold - the choir wafts its notes across the landscape, some higher in the blustery winds, others flutter as an aria, and then the base tones boom when we have to rake them from the ground........LOL
Lovely, excellent flow in your tribute to the leaf!!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you so much for adding your own lovely voice, Sheila! I am long overdue in stopping by your pages; that will soon be remedied!

[MomzillaNC]

This is so lyrical and beautiful. Please thank Tate for directing my to your pages. This could also be an answer to a challenge issued by Realmwriter to the Poetry Challenge group: he challenged us to write about leaves.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you so much! I wrote this last year, but the leaves are singing again...

[MomzillaNC]

The timbre may change, but don't they sing the song of Life year round?

[Lydia Shutter]

Absolutely wonderful, Rita! First of all, the rhyming is superb. Second of all, the imagery is exquisite. Third of all, this is a life lesson. The leaf is personified....it knows its life is not long, but it will make the most of what it has while here. So gentle....just an absolutely fantastic poem. I remember reading it last year but it is worth reading over and over again. I don't do this often....you are getting a 100 rating for this one, Rita. Lydi**

[Rita L. Sev]

Truly honored by your words, Lydi - thank you so much! Each year, the autumn leaves say so much about Life...

[Marie]

This is beautiful. I must have commented on it before, especially since you posted it on my birthday. We all have reason to sing about life, though I'm afraid some of us sing dirges...

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Marie. Nature sings loudly enough, it drowns out those dismal songs! :)

[Matching Socks]

That is very beautiful Rita.
Certainly puts the passing of time into perspective and enjoying it to the fullest.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Ana.

[icelandicblue]

Oh that's just beautiful Rita. We are all beautiful in our brevity. Love it.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Blue...