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The Leaf
December 15, 2014
I cling onto the branch
Crimson spots climbing over me
Icy winds send chills
Up my frail spine
Knocking me out of my place
So that I'm falling,
Downward,
Desperately trying to grasp onto
The rough bark-
Then landing on the cold
Concrete and laying there
To Rot.
© Brad H., Lemont, IL
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This poem was written for a class project, in which we had to write a poem from the point of view of a leaf falling from a tree.