Beauty In Decay


"Dead leaves lay still until the wind takes them
    here and there:  even the last flower is withered:
           yet there is a beauty in decay. " 
                                               ~ Constance La France

Dead leaves, they fall, fall Dancing with the wind Brown branches enthrall Looking cool, bare-skinned Flowers, they've withered Dry and drooping down Fall has slow slithered Changing Nature's gown Beauty can be seen Ev'n in this decay There's a silent sheen To this bloomless gray Decay is needed To gain life anew Death has preceded Spring in Nature's view
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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La France Avatar
June 12, 2023 at 6:13 AM
Joanna, lovely, and thank you so much for sharing your poem with us in my Writing Challenge, congratulations on your win, and thank you for using my quote as your inspiration !
Goldsmith Avatar
June 11, 2023 at 1:32 PM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed your lovely write/story. Have blessed day/week...........
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June 10, 2023 at 9:34 AM
I can understand lawns and glens covered as a carpet of yellowy decayed flowers and leaves. Great imagery.
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