Written 7 August 2026 for Shakespearean Sonnet Poetry Contest of Craig Cornish
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A single leaf, adrift on windswept air, Descends from boughs where summer held its sway, A vibrant hue, now tinged with autumn's care, It dances down, to greet the fading day. It whispers tales of sunlit, leafy green, Of gentle showers and the robin's song, A silent witness to the woodland scene, Where ancient roots have held for ages long. Now soft it rests upon the mossy ground, A humble shroud for seasons past and gone, Yet in its stillness, beauty can be found, A quiet end, till spring begins anon. So, let us watch this fragile, falling leaf, That like human life spins for short while brief.
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