Lessons From the Leaves and the Tree Ii - Coming Home

Winter has arrived its icy fingers knocking the door of the tree The tree was shaken from her roots to her branches afraid for her leaves She love all of them in all their sizes and forms they are part of her Life was good for them in calm and stormy weather they stood together But life works that way everything that is alive has to return home All the leaves felt sad as they tightly clung to her afraid to let go But winter lasted for months that made them weaker they stopped holding on The tree hugged them all as the hour of parting came grateful for the times They were together under the sunshine and rain and bitter cold winds Slowly the leaves fell floating in sweet surrender as the wind blew on The cold made them shrink as they drifted far away leaving the tree sad Snow was pouring on wrapping them gently with flakes that felt very cold Prodding them downward to the ground of soft earth bed where all leaves fell on The leaves felt at peace as the wind transported them to the waiting ground They became weightless freed from all the earthly things that had burdened them Coming home is freedom life on the tree was transient a passing journey