Seasons Last Leaf

Seasons Last Leaf Purged atop a lofty Popular A singular leaf all that holds Like in drowning - gasping for last breath A life once was – now clinging to the past The season of spring brought forth its life Love to blossom to bear fruit and green The wonders- all newly felt and viewed The leaf smiled among the young it knew In summer time the heat did soar The leaf grew as rains did pour By trials of wind water thunder and drought The leaf endured each tribulation and grew proud At first frost many shivered and fell But most became brilliant chrisom red- do tell A gathering of color painted by the creator’s finger As the leaf among the many waited its time Now the last- singularly purged atop the lofty popular The life given it wavers to left than right Until the leaf rest among the assembled piles afoot In winter time a blanket comes Upon the leaf the piles the ground Nature cocoons to repair once more The hope that comes after winter’s storms