Posts Tagged ‘fall’

The First Leaf

Posted: October 17, 2021 in Poetry
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The First Leaf
By David Allen 

I am the first leaf to fall,
marking the way for my family 
to follow when the days cool
and the trees evict them.
Some drop straight down 
in a suicidal plunge,
others find a breeze 
and swirl away in a last dance.
Eventually we blanket the lawn. 
creating a colorful carpet
until we shrivel and surrender
to winter's woes.

 





									

			

						

				

					
Leaves Laughing

					
						Posted: September 30, 2018 in Poetry						

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Leaves


LEAVES LAUGHING

By David Allen


The leaves are laughing at me

They do this every fall

They know I don’t like raking

So on my lawn they sprawl

Regaling in their new colors

Yellows, reds, and browns

Crackling as October winds

Spread them all around.


But I know I will laugh last

I can outwait their glee

Their glory time’s not timeless

As they dance around the trees

Soon Winter snows will blanket 

And cover them in the ground

And by the Spring a squishy mess

Is all that will be found.


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