The Last Leaf

The last leaf of winter fell down today.

I watched it fall; saw it swirl, twirl, and sway,

And land on the ground where it joined its kin,

And then sombre thoughts began to set in.

Of all the leaves that have fallen before,

Generations gone, and there goes one more.

Another lifetime, the blink of an eye,

Another cycle has now said goodbye.

There’ll come another, just wait and you’ll see.

They’ll think they’re immortal, special and free,

They’ll care not a bit for what came before,

Springtime will hold them enraptured, in awe.

Then autumn will come, their colours will turn,

For green days gone by, they then will all yearn.

Some other will watch the next last leaf fall,

To land on the ground that catches them all.