Please hold on tight
Though you may think its time
You're not ready to take flight...
Yes, the other leaves around you
Are falling, flying fast
But you're time little one
Has not come to pass
You must hold on
For there is so much you need
Please listen to my words
Take note, please heed
The winds around you
May be blowing hard and strong
For you little leaf
It is imperative that you hold on!
I see you struggling
Torn between what is happening to you
Little leaf, listen closely,
Your time is not through!
If you let go
You won't live on
You'll fly off into the wind,
Though free you might be, you'll simply pass along
You'll fly into the sky
Soar for a bit, and then what?
Beneath someone's foot, or in a car tire
You will be crushed and caught
Little leaf, listen!
I beg of you, please!
Hold on tightly
Along with the other leaves!
Don't let yourself be pulled
Or blown into the wind,
Under foot, or under cars
Little leaf, do you wish to be pinned?
Wouldn't you rather,
Be safe attached to a big strong tree,
That can help you to live life long
Safely and happily?
Little leaf,
This is the life for you!
Don't let the wind push you around
Or tell you what to do!
Little leaf,
Don't you know,
That if your "stuck to this tree"
It's the only way you can grow?
Wow, that is a beautiful, beautiful poem. The message is so good!
ReplyDeleteBut one has to remember that every leaf falls off the tree eventually-so while the leaf is attached to the tree, it should enjoy the time it has while connected to the source :-) and the beautiful color it gets...
Thanks! As I was writing (really late at night) I realized there was so much I could write about this one little leaf! It's so true what you're saying... another side to this one little leaf... thanks!
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