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Leaf's Dreams

November 9, 2009
By FluffeeKittee SILVER, Birmingham, Alabama
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"Sometimes I wish you would pay closer attention to my favorite songs, because the words they sing are the words I'm too afraid to say" -- anonymous.

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Golden yellow with splashes of brownish red;
Autumn’s blessing bestowed on greenery,
Fall foreshadows fates of leaves soon dead.
The end of life provides sweet scenery.
A single corpse wafts through the nighttime sky;
It is not missed by family or friends.
All leaves die so no need to say goodbye,
They simultaneously meet their ends.
Leaf, floating on the wings of destiny,
It, with a ripple, lands on gilded stream;
Little leaf’s possibilities so many.
Before its death, leaf’s journeys were but dream.
Bound to tree in life, only in death freed;
In its dreams the little leaf did succeed.

© Rachel B., San Diego, CA

The author's comments:
I was inspired by this autumn tree outside my classroom window. At the time, I was very lonely and sad so I decided to write this melancholy Shakespearean sonnet. People who read this should realize that no matter how far fetched their dreams are, it's never to late to achieve them.
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FluffeeKittee SILVER said...
on Dec. 4 2009 at 10:35 am
FluffeeKittee SILVER, Birmingham, Alabama
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&quot;Sometimes I wish you would pay closer attention to my favorite songs, because the words they sing are the words I&#039;m too afraid to say&quot; -- anonymous.

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Thanks! I was thinking "deep" when I wrote it but I read it later and thought "cheesy." It means a lot that some stranger would like it. :)
running593 PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 26 2009 at 9:32 pm
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this is really good. I like your comparison of the lost or dead souls to the leaves. I love it.