A young bud sprouts from its parent plant and blossoms to a lovely rose before long With time, its beauty fades and it dries up and the leaves that are green turn to brown
A young sapling takes root and flourishes Soon a mighty oak stands firm on the ground With time, it decays to a dried up old tree and the leaves that are green turn to brown
A baby bird sitting helplessly in its nest grows into a majestic eagle strong With time, its glory fades as it ages and the leaves that are green turn to brown
A defenceless lion cub hidden in its lair matures into the mightiest beast around With time, he becomes a decrepit old male and the leaves that are green turn to brown
A beautiful angelic darling baby girl becomes a world beauty and wins the crown With time, wrinkles and old age take their toll and the leaves that are green turn to brown
Hello to a new life of hope and promise Goodbye to a life that's now going down Time marches on irreversibly and the leaves that are green turn to brown
How beautifully these words depict the circle of life and the continuing , cycles of nature dear Socrates I especially like the line ... "Hello to a new life of hope and promise " I enjoyed reading this tonight Socrates -Thankyou - F
benidormwellington, Wellington New ZealandApr 10, 2014
Socarates
I really loved your poem. Autumn here now leaves were green turned brown and fallen here.
rapturecapturekerry, Kerry IrelandApr 10, 2014
Hi socrates
I loved reading this beautiful poem Awesome!! Thank you for sharing
socrates44OPSan Fernando, Trinidad and TobagoApr 12, 2014
Simon and Garfunkel are my favourite singers of all time. I bought their LP (vinyl) "Sounds of Silence" and spent endless hours listening to their music. To me, their lyrics are pure poetry. In fact, it was their song "Leaves That Are Green" that inspired me to write this piece. The last two verses are my favourite:
"I threw a pebble in a brook And watched the ripples run away And they never made a sound. And the leaves that are green turned to brown, And they wither with the wind, And they crumble in your hand.
Hello, Hello, Hello, Good-bye, Good-bye, Good-bye, Good-bye, That's all there is. And the leaves that are green turned to brown, And they wither with the wind, And they crumble in your hand."
I expanded the range of items covered in the song to include flowers, trees, birds, animals and people. The message is the same: All life starts off fresh and beautiful, matures, ages and then passes away in an unavoidable cycle, as Time marches on irreversibly. I invite those who may not know the song to listen to it. The accompanying guitar music is superb.
Socrates.."Leaves that are Green" a "bittersweet" poem of truth reflecting on life ... all of which is magnificently designed by its Creator to repeat the cycle. As we look around,this is our world
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I especially like the line ...
"Hello to a new life of hope and promise "
I enjoyed reading this tonight Socrates -Thankyou - F
I really loved your poem.
Autumn here now leaves were green turned brown and fallen here.
I loved reading this beautiful poem
Awesome!!
Thank you for sharing
Martina xxx
passing time Socrates,
Enjoyed much !.......Mick.
Serenity
Benidorm
Martina
Mick
Jesse
SCatlyn
Thank each of you for your fine comment.
Have a wonderful day!
"I threw a pebble in a brook
And watched the ripples run away
And they never made a sound.
And the leaves that are green turned to brown,
And they wither with the wind,
And they crumble in your hand.
Hello, Hello, Hello, Good-bye,
Good-bye, Good-bye, Good-bye,
That's all there is.
And the leaves that are green turned to brown,
And they wither with the wind,
And they crumble in your hand."
I expanded the range of items covered in the song to include flowers, trees, birds, animals and people. The message is the same: All life starts off fresh and beautiful, matures, ages and then passes away in an unavoidable cycle, as Time marches on irreversibly.
I invite those who may not know the song to listen to it. The accompanying guitar music is superb.
Of time.
Yes, we must keep moving on in life!
Thanks for your comment. Much appreciated!
Thanks for your beautiful comment.
Have a nice day!