Beneath the Maple

Beneath the Maple Her smile lit the autumn scene With leaves of rust and gold Which fell beneath the maple tree Left standing in the cold Each leaf a little lie he told To hide his inner pain And now they fall like drops of ice In freezing winter rain So like the lonely maple tree Beneath the stormy sky He stands in darkness all alone And begins to wilt and die Her smile was the sunshine The warm fulfilling glow That gave him strength and courage To live his life and grow Yet deep inside he felt a shame That he could not control So he hid behind a thousand leaves And would not bare his soul Its funny how the maple tree Is hidden from the sun Until she is so far away That his leaves all come undone He will try so hard to reach her Standing naked in his mess So cold inside without her As he’s trying to confess He cannot live without her He’s finally seen the light And nothing comes before her She is all that’s in his sight By: Jeremy Siedlecki