2002
One Leaf
November 2002


“One Leaf,” New Era, Nov. 2002, 51

One Leaf

One dry leaf fell.

No one noticed.

It fell very gently

through the cold morning air,

dipping and swirling,

dancing down to the earth.

It just let go,

the tree of its life

and, putting on the most gay of colors,

died.

One dry leaf fell

through the morning air,

and no one noticed.