Dr.Ram Mehta Poet Haiku

Last Leaf On a Tree

(The poem is based on The Short Story of O Henry " The Last Leaf". I was reminded of it while I saw a last leaf in the winter of 2011 while living at Concord, NC)

One leaf left on tree             
Not a sound of the sadness
Neither the despair

One leaf left on tree
No undue unhappiness
Neither any pain.

One leaf left on tree
All by itself in the air
Feels no forlornness.

One leaf left on tree
It spends itself in swaying
Breathing in the breeze.

Last leaf not the end
When tumbles down as time comes
Hundreds of buds sprout.

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January 22, 2015
Form: Haiku

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Femi Adebayo April 26, 2016 at 11:16 AM Breathtaking!

Poet Destroyer A December 25, 2015 at 10:26 PM Dr Ram, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year May all your days shine and dreams come true. :) Every day should be a day with family and friends. I appreciate everyone. Sorry to all those I have taken for granted. SHAME ON ME. I promise, 2016 will be a new me. Merry Christmas!!! May the true meaning of the holiday season fill your heart and home. Always & Forever ~LINDA~

Funom Makama December 17, 2015 at 3:52 AM lines with curves of wisdom and landscapes of awe! My mind is in a park of joy to how I manage selecting this page. Keep on writing dear poet and as always, a wonderful 7 without a doubt!

Skat A May 23, 2015 at 11:07 AM YOU HAVE A GOOD APPROACH ON HAIKU. SKAT

Julia Ward February 28, 2015 at 9:54 AM I enjoyed your Haiku. I invite you to read my Haiku and other forms of poetry. I only joined this month, and yet have written 91 poems of outstanding quality and originality. I am already on the FAV list of four people, including John Fleming. One of my poems, "Less Deceived", was on the Home Page for week ending 22nd February.

Funom Makama February 6, 2015 at 8:12 AM Its nice having soupers like you here. This is just wow and I am beating myself to not reading this earlier. I am happy and amazed at what I am reading today and this piece over here contributes to my state. No doubt a 7!

Iris E. Sankey- Lewis January 25, 2015 at 11:28 AM Dr. Ram, the repetition of a line; powerful in itself. the flow is wonderful. your idea with a single leaf, brilliant. I love this poem for all that it conveys. I am a leaf, not the least lonely, nor of insignificance. bless you. Rhonda Johnson-Saunders February 3, 2015 at 1:17 AM This poem is plagiarized! The true writer of this poem is David Ignatow and the poem is One Leaf. He deserves credit for his work. Dr. Ram is a phony. He has a habit of plagiarizing, I have sadly come to find out.

Bl Devnath January 24, 2015 at 11:11 AM Nice poem my lovely friend. Nothing ends and before end something is left to carry on ahead. Beautiful philosophy, my lovely friend. i feel 7 here. Loved always,bl Rhonda Johnson-Saunders February 3, 2015 at 1:15 AM Sorry to tell you, BL, that Dr. Ram did not write these haiku. This is a poem by David Ignatow called One Leaf.

Shadow Hamilton January 23, 2015 at 9:24 AM wonderful expressions Ram the circle turns ever on hugs 7 Rhonda Johnson-Saunders February 3, 2015 at 1:13 AM This is plagiarized! The real poet is David Ignatow. The name of the poem is One Leaf.

Constance La France January 23, 2015 at 9:08 AM Ram, this is a beautiful series of haiku's the title drew it to me, beauty can be seen if one has eyes to see it and thank you for visiting my poem The Rain Came, I appreciate that so much ~~ Rhonda Johnson-Saunders February 3, 2015 at 1:12 AM This is not a series of haiku. It is a verse written by David Ignatow. The poem's true name is One Leaf.

Demetrios Trifiatis January 22, 2015 at 1:49 PM Brilliantly written, Dr Ram! Rhonda Johnson-Saunders February 3, 2015 at 1:10 AM Brilliantly written by David Ignatow not Dr. Ram. The poem's name is One Leaf.

Poesy Relish January 22, 2015 at 10:45 AM Last leaf by O Henry, a story that touched my heart when in school... u have written a poem so beutiful, it compliments the story well... like Behrmans masterpiece that saves a life, the leaf here gives way to new buds... #7... best wishes, nad Rhonda Johnson-Saunders February 3, 2015 at 1:09 AM This poem is plagiarized! The true poet's name is David Ignatow and he deserves credit for his work.

Anne-Lise Andresen January 22, 2015 at 7:44 AM - All are beautiful, Dr. Ram ..... my "fav" is the latest .... hope what will come.. - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Rhonda Johnson-Saunders February 3, 2015 at 1:06 AM This poem is plagiarized! The real poet's name is David Ignatow and the poem is called One Leaf.

Jerry T Curtis January 22, 2015 at 5:15 AM I enjoyed this Dr Ram, lately I've been feeling more like that one leaf, than a new bud....lol Rhonda Johnson-Saunders February 3, 2015 at 1:05 AM This poem is plagiarized. The true poet is David Ignatow and the poem is One Leaf.