The Leaf Story

I have been watching the leaves on that  big old tree outside my window,

 for a very long time. 

It seems as though it was  not very  long ago-
that they were tiny little buds.
 And then  one day they were  pink blossoms,

and then the blossoms grew into leaves.

The color of the leaves was one of  my most favorite greens!
 Soon  the seasons changed,
and another season came- it was fall.
 The beautiful greens all changed to golden yellows and oranges,,
ohhhh,, change was coming again!

Slowly at first,

the leaves started to fall..
I began to wonder what it would be like
 if perhaps  the leaves would stay forever on the branches
 and spread out like a thick blanket and protect the tree from  the cold winter.

Maybe it just might happen this year.!
Could it?

Days came and went...and then the frost came.
  The leaves began to fall .
 Everyday more leaves would fall.
I could hear them,, maybe they laughing.

Everyday I would try to count  how many more leaves were still hanging  from the branches.
 But there were still too many leaves to count. 

  too many,

Some leaves hid behind other leaves...

and some  peeked out.

Last night  the moon was full and  jack frost visited,

 His lips kissed every leaf.

Yes every leaf.

And this morning I looked outside my window at the big tree 

with the golden leaves.

The leaves were falling like snow flakes..!

 Very gently.. and softly.

I  watched them...

 I  pretended that I  was one of those  golden leaves.. 

and I thought about  what it would be like to be. ....ready to fall,,,

but yet still trying to hang on tight and not fall., not tumble and not let go.

I must have been day dreaming ,

 when all of a sudden i noticed there were only two  golden leaves left........

 Suddenly they let go of the branch... holding onto each other....

they flitted and twirled as they floated to the ground,,,

together.. they tumbled together

just as it should be.

 

nitey nite

love

tweedles

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