Leaves of Spring
The leaves of Spring
Twinkling in the woods
Lighting the gentle side of me
Myriad symmetrical forms
All sprouting fresh green
By October a flaming red
And fiery orange
Abscission
Myriad leaves
Laying a gentle bed
They are as much in their return
As they were in the beginning
by Hugh M. Lewis
The Great Wall
Poesy From China
1998-9
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Last Updated: 03/15/05