Leaf

Leaf

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”- Albert Camus 

The lush green leaves 

is the sign of youth of a tree

As the autumn arrives

They turn gold and fall free

Let life be giving like a leaf

Fresh and  green till it turns old 

Gives a resting place for dew drops

 When done, turns itself into gold.

The autumn leaves don't fall

They float as they fall and fly 

While they are falling down

They still look up to the sky.

They spread the pavements

With crimson and gold 

As we walk they crack and creak

Narrating their  story untold. 

Leaf is symbolic of change 

When the new arrives old fall

Life is about turning a leaf

And moving on till the final call.

...Vasant Khisty