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A Leaf

Meditating on the season, I
took notice of a leaf's dramatic
fall -- a fascinating journey: a
quarter past first marvelous budding~
soon unfolding into towering
presence...now~ dynamic
parting: flamboyant waving,
a curtsy and leap,
a spin with colorful grin,
supported by daffy current -- 
playful rocking, showy gliding -
faking downing, direct sliding
then again rising, as a royal nose -- 
at last arriving at inevitable rest

back when the spring commeth 
             re-leaf….

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Deb M Date: 8/17/2025 10:18:00 AM Great imagery and flow of the leafs descent Joe! Congrats on POTD my friend….Debx Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/17/2025 11:39:00 AM Hi Deb; thank you so much. Have a great Day!

Gershon Wolf Date: 8/16/2025 7:44:00 PM Congrats, Joe, on this POTD. ~ Gershon Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/17/2025 9:34:00 AM Thank you, Gershon; have a wonderful day my friend!

Brandy Nicole Date: 8/16/2025 7:11:00 PM The journey of the leaf is fascinating, indeed. I like this thought, ' a spin with colorful grin ' with ' playful rocking. ' Always being a show off, in such a clever and creative way. :) The beauty is breathtaking. Congratulations Joe, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. :) Hugs, Brandy Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/17/2025 9:36:00 AM Hi Brandy; so pleased you enjoyed this dizzy, playful write -- what the heck! Thank you for reading and taking precious time for comment. Blessings.

Evelyn Judy Buehler Date: 8/16/2025 4:11:00 PM I enjoyed witnessing the leaf's arresting descent, Joe! Congratulations on POTD, and this beauty of a poem! :) Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/17/2025 9:37:00 AM Hi Evelyn; thank you. Have a wonderful writing weekend!

Malabika Ray Choudhury Date: 8/16/2025 2:43:00 PM Congratulations on your POTD honour, Dear Joe. It is a stunning description of a leaf's journey from rocking, gliding, to inevitable rest ! Great work! Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/17/2025 9:41:00 AM Thank you, Malabika; ourselves like all nature, best to let loose performing our best way. Have a wonderful weekend!

Hilda Greenhough Date: 8/16/2025 1:34:00 PM Rhythmic and captivating, your poem is breathtaking as it descends its journey to a reemerging conclusion. Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/16/2025 1:38:00 PM Hi Hilda; thank you my friend. Have wonderful weekend!

Valsa George Date: 8/16/2025 9:42:00 AM Joe, you have beautifully summed up the downward journey of a leaf once it is let out from the hold of its mother tree. The movement is slow and not in a linear way, but in playful gliding, direct sliding, then again rising before its final landing for rest. Great description. Congratulations on your POTD. Enjoy your honor. Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/16/2025 10:23:00 AM Hi Valsa; thank you so much. Have a great writing weekend.

Daniel Henry Rodgers Date: 8/16/2025 9:24:00 AM Hello Joe, a POTD marvel. I felt like I was watching the leaf perform a solo ballet where each line a movement, each metaphor a gesture of grace and surrender. I think you’ve captured the whole arc of being in a single fall. - Blessings, Joe, Daniel Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/16/2025 10:24:00 AM Thank you, Daniel; have a wonderful writing day!

Paula Goldsmith Date: 8/16/2025 9:03:00 AM Back with Congratulations on your POTD win. Great to see you here. I enjoyed reading your lovely "A Leaf" write again. Have a blessed day/weekend with your wonderful win............. Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/16/2025 10:24:00 AM Thank you, Paula; blessings my friend!

Bill Baker Date: 8/16/2025 8:40:00 AM Back to congratulate you on your POTD, my friend. Have a great day! Bill Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/16/2025 10:25:00 AM Thank you, Bill; blessings my friend!

Daisy Meadows Date: 8/16/2025 7:54:00 AM Beautifully written!! Congratulations on your POTD! Well done. Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/16/2025 10:26:00 AM Thank you, Daisy; have a great writing weekend!

Tania Kitchin Date: 8/16/2025 4:37:00 AM Joe, a delightful poem. Congratulations on POTD. Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/16/2025 4:43:00 AM Hi Tania; thank you. Have a wonderful writing weekend!

Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 8/16/2025 3:17:00 AM returning to congratulate you on your POTD designation. Applause! Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/16/2025 3:24:00 AM Thank you, Sara; such a nice surprise. Have a wonderful weekend. Blessings.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 8/16/2025 1:36:00 AM - A beautiful poem, Joe :) - Congratulations on your p.o.t.d. ... enjoy :) - Have a lovely weekend :) - hugs Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/16/2025 3:25:00 AM Hi Anne; thank you. Have a wonderful writing weekend!

Bill Baker Date: 8/15/2025 10:33:00 PM Nice flow to your "Leaf" poem, Joe. I like the dynamic of the words as the leaf floated to the ground. Bill Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/16/2025 3:29:00 AM Thank you, Bill: what the heck, if you got to go, and one is still able, why not make a showy spectacle?

Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 8/15/2025 5:19:00 PM beautiful imagery, Joe! Ah, the dance that is fall...looking forward to it and then the 'releafing' in spring (that's the best!) Nicely done, faving, Sara Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/15/2025 5:31:00 PM Thank you, Sara; have a wonderful evening!

Kim Rodrigues Date: 8/15/2025 12:37:00 PM Releafing :) Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/15/2025 1:19:00 PM Yes, not a standard English word -- Oh us poets! Thank you, Kim; pleased you enjoyed the read. Have a wonderful writing day!

Paula Goldsmith Date: 8/15/2025 11:06:00 AM I enjoyed reading your lovely "A Leaf" write. Fun Ending... "Good Luck" if for a contest. I cannot wait for fall and cooler weather. Have a wonderful day/weekend writing away........... Login to Reply