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Rain Leaves Trees

December 18, 2009
By abeatlesfan65 GOLD, Stillwater, Minnesota
abeatlesfan65 GOLD, Stillwater, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
"My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down." - T.S. Eliot


falling leaves
crackling leaves
underneath my feet
spread across once barren lands
waiting, wanting to be heard
by the passers-by of autumnal nights.
though they say not a word
they fill the air as they fill the ground
with whispers of the frost to come.
heavy steps fall atop the leaves
hurrying past with not a thought of what is beneath.
they do their best to fight our eminence
even so, the knife falls short of the gun.
we, not caring to sweep them aside,
leave them lying in their boundless numbers;
we let fall all that would encumber.
"let us take, they know not how to give"
we say this to ourselves,
in hopes our words fall on deaf ears
but no words of ours will calm their fears.

maybe their are too many trees...
too many glimmers that meet the eye
a gleam that imprisons more than it frees.
we sway their sense of right and wrong
til they lift their voices to a different song.
who here has courage enough to act?

The author's comments:
Just to try and clear things up, I'm talking about a cause and effect relationship. Hope that helps!

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on Apr. 2 2010 at 2:36 pm
CountryGothic GOLD, Somersworth, New Hampshire
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Favorite Quote:
"Once something has been said, it cannot be said in other words." -Aristotle

Well, that happens. But even so, good poem.

on Mar. 29 2010 at 4:46 pm
abeatlesfan65 GOLD, Stillwater, Minnesota
19 articles 0 photos 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
"My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down." - T.S. Eliot

Thanks for the comment... I wish I could change it now though, because I just noticed it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention! I can't believe it took me this long to notice, a few months after submission!

on Mar. 29 2010 at 11:17 am
CountryGothic GOLD, Somersworth, New Hampshire
16 articles 2 photos 206 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Once something has been said, it cannot be said in other words." -Aristotle

I like the beauty of the poem but (and this is of course common) be careful of typing the correct spelling.

on Jan. 24 2010 at 4:37 pm
alwayssunshine PLATINUM, Charlotte, North Carolina
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Nicely done!

on Jan. 17 2010 at 10:03 pm
abeatlesfan65 GOLD, Stillwater, Minnesota
19 articles 0 photos 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
"My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down." - T.S. Eliot

Thanks! I've got a few other poems if you want to check those out, too. I always appreciate comments!

esoteric said...
on Jan. 17 2010 at 3:57 pm
this is great! i love the imagery