Greg Stanley Poet Free verse

I Found a Leaf

I was walking through the forest
Saw a leaf on the ground
It looked discolored and tattered
Exhausted and dreary
So I turned it over
Was so colorful and bright
So fresh and brilliant too
I began to wonder
Why it landed that way
Or had it changed over time
I then looked at all the other leaves
So many dim and lacking color
I began to turn them all over
Until there was a golden glow
With brilliant reds mingled through
I felt so much better
And became revived
As I discovered this is the way
To start the New Year


By: Greg Stanley
December 23,2011

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Valerie Sherman January 12, 2012 at 9:45 AM Congrats on your win..great work

Carol Sunshine Brown January 5, 2012 at 7:45 AM Congrats on your win in the "New Beginnings" contest Greg. Love, Carol

Kash Poet January 1, 2012 at 12:29 PM Ohh...this goes to my Favs.

Jon Arno December 31, 2011 at 9:53 PM Congratulations on your great win :) Best regards, Jon

Debbie Guzzi December 30, 2011 at 1:00 PM ahhh GOOD one..you are turning over a new leaf!! you punny man! Congrad's Light & Love

Andrea Dietrich December 30, 2011 at 10:24 AM oh, and congratulations on your awesome win!

Andrea Dietrich December 30, 2011 at 10:23 AM this is very interesting and brings out the nature of a true poet, looking for signs of beginnings in mere leaves!

Bob Quigley December 30, 2011 at 9:58 AM Very nice Greg. Congratulations

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl December 30, 2011 at 1:59 AM Congratulations x

Christopher Bunton December 29, 2011 at 8:38 PM Congratulations on your win!

Gwendolen Song December 29, 2011 at 7:17 PM There are so many different ways to look at this story...Congrats on this winning write. Nature always wins....BIG TIME!!!

Pokey Lanford December 29, 2011 at 6:53 PM This is a neat write! Congratulations!

Carrie Richards December 29, 2011 at 6:25 PM A delightful story! Love this whole idea, finding the positive! Good job, Greg!!

Elizabeth Schlicht December 29, 2011 at 6:12 PM Great poem Greg. It painted a picture as I read. Congrats on the win. Happy New Year. Lynn

Audrey Haick December 29, 2011 at 5:14 PM Great insight here, Greg! Every day is a blessing... to fulfill our purpose...another chance to "Be"...Awesome! Congratulations on your Ist Place win...so well deserved. A happy New Year to you and yours. Love, Annalise

Robert Pettit December 28, 2011 at 11:16 PM Good descriptiveness here, Greg. All leaves are green until their chloroplasts die. The season of autumn brings a motley of different colors to any forest.