A Sadness Passing

by Will Read - Gemini

Every leaf that falls is a sadness passing.
Each loitering with wistful, earnest melancholy.
“If only I were holly.”
A million entreaties to be forgiven.
For what? They know not.

You see, the trees will never tell.
They keep their secrets; so very well.
They let them fall; the Ash; The Oak.
Enough to make the soil choke.
Callous in their disregard.
The leaves? They just fall, long...And hard.
Birth sign: Gemini
Date created: 2007-01-02 13:41:54
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:47:05
Poem ID: 71572

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