My favourite leaf

Growling like a wolf

This leaf fell

Onto hard paving

Slabs of grey

Worn and cracked

Struggling to rise again

In a swirling breeze

Like an ice skater

Or a ballet dancer,

Pirouetting

In tight circles

Plummeting suddenly

Down and dead.

Posted on November 16, 2021December 13, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Autumn, ballet, circling, dried, ice skater, Leaf, pirouette, Poem, Poetry, Seeing, Swirl, Wolf, Words

4 thoughts on “My favourite leaf”

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1. artbychristinemallabandbrown says:
  
  November 17, 2021 at 1:13 am
  
  Thanks
  
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Martha Kennedy says:

November 17, 2021 at 11:16 pm

That is very cool.

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1. artbychristinemallabandbrown says:
  
  November 17, 2021 at 11:18 pm
  
  Thank you, I’m not brilliant at poetry but I try
  
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