Crackled

_ _ _ _While walking one day in crisp autumn air, On the edge of the sidewalk, I saw it so clearly_ _ _ _ a worn leather wallet.... (at least, I had thought it) But with C L O S E R inspection, it took no detection, .....to see my mistake, in a quick double take It was a lone, shabby leaf,............ which I gladly retrieved It makes my heart grieve...............when time turns the leaves verdant green, into brown.............which we can't turn around.... Time is lost in a flash...................is it too much to ask, that the seasons slow down, or the reasons are sound? There was amber beneath............................... this worn crackling leaf with some gold clinging too, ............................as if giving us clues that our fleeting days dwindle,..........................like the flame of a candle @ g @ n @ i @ s i @@ I saw smoke, nearby, r from leaves left for burning,.. and no one was stirring, which seems quite surprising @ o u @@ * * This m n d left to smolder, on a day growing colder* * In the palm of my hand, it f" l "u "t" t" e "r "e" d to please me, then it s" h" u "t" t"e" r "e "d in breezes, with tangible FEAR! Above in the trees, birds were singing in chorus... While the branches were swinging.....in sync with the verses "Blossom to blossom.. Green leaves are sprouting", "Leaves turn to rust....Then to ash in one flash" "Ashes to ashes...'Till dust turns to dust"... . . . My poor fragile keepsake, "q"u"a"k"e"d" in the wake of s-h-a-t-t-e-r-i-n-g sadness :) f a l l i n g into a million p i e c e s and t-h-r-o-u-g-h my fingers, into e t e r n i t y . . . . __________________________________ "Creative Layout" Contest