Leaves of Red and Brown

These leaves
red and brown
shed by trees
tall and small
fall among the browning grass.

Winter’s wind whispers through
the bare limbs
swaying in the breeze.

Music Drifts from open window
to street corners with children playing
down below.

Soon the snow comes with the cold
leaving children shivering
as they wait for the bus to come around.

Growing older I see the passing
of the calendar
days crossed off
as if counting down
to a day to come.

And as the days unmarked
become less and lesser
few and fewer
I see the conclusion
to it all
in the things left over
from all things
big and small.


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