A lone leaf

A lone leaf

Falling to it's fate

On a sea of death

 

It's the end

Of a long struggle

To survive

If I could just hold on

A little longer...

 

But nature is not gracious

She must take her course

And the old

Is swept away and forgotten

To be replaced by the new.

Reviews

[Clyde du Coeur]

This is so lyrical and moving; I'd like to say heartbreaking... how much we all want to live forever, even an object as simple as a leaf - brilliant work!

[Laura E. Aranda]

What kind of poetic style are you using? I like the simplicity of it all
Cheers to you once again, lea

[Patient Poet (Yos)]

Beautiful poem , simple like our life, it all end one day :)

[An Ordinary Woman]

I enjoyed this, wonderful imagery made it easy to envision.

I've thought about similar things such as how the pedal of a flower dies and dries up and then catches the wind and plants itself some where new for a fresh start. This poem is wonderfully appropriate with Spring right around the corner....