The Leaf (something I wrote 30 years ago today)

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Open Poetry #43

The Leaf (something I wrote 30 years ago today)

Magicmystery
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since 2002-02-13

Posts 821
Windsor, Ontario, Canada

0 posted 2008-09-22 10:58 PM

(simply) The Leaf

There I sat gently swaying,
There I sat obliviously playing,
When I began to fall to slumber,
And in my dream I utter,
I wished the wind to blow that day,
And it became a gale at play,
It Blew and blew and blew with glee,
Until it blew me right out of my tree!
Then I woke up as the wind settled down,
And I settled myself

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Pilgrimage
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since 2001-12-04

Posts 3945
Texas, USA

1 posted 2008-09-23 12:47 PM

I absolutely love this one. I started smiling about half-way through, it was such a delight.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

WTBAKELAR

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since 2008-09-09

Posts 1089
Utah, USA

2 posted 2008-09-23 01:12 PM

Autumn brings out the best in us all
I love the falling leaves.
nice poem.

graeshine2006
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since 2008-06-03

Posts 368
The Prairie Lands, USA

3 posted 2008-09-23 01:52 PM

Love it... love fall... is work done yet? I suddenly want to go outside!

steavenr
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since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

4 posted 2008-09-23 07:42 PM

gives credence to the adage "true poetry is not measured in genres de jour, but in decades of proof"

nicely done

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

5 posted 2008-09-23 08:32 PM

Sherry~
It may have been written 30 years ago,
but it is a beautiful poetic season to
sweep us off our feet again~

*Huglets*
~*Marge*~
~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
Email - [email protected]

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

6 posted 2008-09-24 09:29 AM

Delightful!

Love,
Margherita

Magicmystery
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since 2002-02-13

Posts 821
Windsor, Ontario, Canada

7 posted 2008-09-25 12:27 PM

Thank you all for your gracious responses. been off the web for a little while. Incidently, This is THE poem that started me writing poetry. It was an assignment for my Grade 8 english class to write a composition on a short film about a leaf in the wind. I am so glad you all liked it.

Sherry

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