Last of the Leaves

Watch each colorful leaf drop
One by one,
Floating down from branches
Swaying back and forth
A short trip to the ground

Stacking orange on top of red
Upon another
Near a crimson and a yellow
Hiding the lush green grass
Underneath be found

Hear the damp rain fall
Pitter-patter
Muffled by the air
Now starting to fog
Barely making a sound

Quiet now season change
Autumn makes
Way for the colder bleaker
Whites and dying days
Above an old burial ground
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Posted: Oct 2013
About this poem:
Sometimes I feel quite sad to see the beautiful, radiant leaves with all the life they’ve created and beauty they’ve gave, come to pass.

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fjamesj9701
Gorgeous write and heartfelt truths to it, I share the sentiments its sometimes so hard to specify for me what the autumn does to me. Does it bring me joy , sadness, nostalgia with joy or with sadness, or both. I could go on and your writing does that so I say good stuff with two thumbs up...Jessethumbs up thumbs up handshake
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smiles, I am kind of strange, I think the leaves are most beautiful when they fall, the change colour, curl up and fade away, they are works of artwine
loved the last linesgrin my weird side showingteddybear teddybear hug
darkhorse555
get your brush out sweep those leaves excellent pieceangel grin
Serenity4two
A wonderful colourful description , of this yearly natural event of Autumn leaves as they fall and adorn the land below .
Beautiful poetry from you as always Chris .
Warm wishes my friend -chat soon -F hug
Odette67
A beautiful picture you paint with words. Autumn makes me feel so sad. hug purple heart
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Jesse, There's a great sadness between the time that leaves drop and when we celebrate the Christmas season, one is the loss of nature's finest display and the other is always perplexing for me....so confused
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LadyJ...I like your weird side..... wine
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DH. I like your word 'sweep'....we call that 'rake' over here....or mulch in the form of a power mower that chops everything to smitherinesdrinking
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Fiona, Thank you!! wave teddybear
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Odette, Honestly I hate the end of Autumn, because it means our longest season 'Winter' is coming....and it is really cold and snowy working outside like I do.....frustrated frustrated frustrated
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