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Open Poetry #48

Between the Leaves

MICHELMAS
Member

since 2012-02-15

Posts 305
Lancashire England

0 posted 2012-05-02 04:45 AM

Between the Leaves

I hold the leaf now russet brown
The sap within its veins long gone
So dry and wrinkled like my frown
Those distant days, the sun, had shone

And if my fingers were to curl
To crush the leaf to fragments small
And memories when buds unfurl
Or dust to dust the leaves to fall

Like flowers pressed within a book
The reason why just lost in time
Discovered there when children look
The story hid between each line

The beauty of those autumn days
Such vivid tones in red and gold
And through the leaves I see the rays
But they can’t warm a soul so cold.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2012-05-02 05:50 AM

Love the wordplay here, Michael. The back story of this poem just lingers in the background like a crushed leaf' residue.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Startime1955
Senior Member

since 2012-04-22

Posts 1072
Alberta, Canada

2 posted 2012-05-02 09:36 AM

The colors in this poem bring to life the imagery that touches the heart with loss...Heartfelt and beautiful...

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