
More than a few 
children on this tree.
More than a few 
adventures, 
sadness and happiness
in beguiling and blazing leaves
in beguiling and blazing leaves
These are 
leaves in trees,
and strange nuts 
in the family tree,
a single page 
in a dysfunctional story.
These are
skeleton stories.
These leaves are 
spotted, stained
or damaged,
or damaged,
holey,lonely
atbranches
atbranches
afraid at edges
Like hairstyles the ends, 
stems are long
or short ends curling
or short ends curling
in or out
Today I saw aspen leaves
as yellow icicles.
November 12, 2009
poem copyright 2009 Nicole Taylor
photo copyright 2009 BRowland
 
 
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