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Something So Simple
November 23, 2018
Just a leaf in the wind;
With billions of others grown
that float just like it.
I follow.
The breeze swerves it between the winding trees.
In a dance I pace behind.
Leaf wait for me!
A game I want to play,
A race that should never be won,
Something light and immortal.
The breeze stays still.
I mourn when the leaf falls.
© Allison S., Eau Claire, WI
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This article has 2 comments.
SupportingFriend10 said...
on Dec. 9 2018 at 9:07 pm
I like the feeling of passing time in your work... very zen
Shayla.Long DIAMOND said...
on Dec. 9 2018 at 8:36 pm
ooo nice
This peice was written while I was listening to, Symphony No.3 in C Minor, Op.78, R.176 "Organ Symphony": la.Adagio-Allegro moderato. Origionally composed by Camille Saint-Saëns. I find that this poem has a lot of different themes behind it. I hope you enjoy it!