Tale of the Leaves

Raindrops fall in violet and blue
smearing the storm amidst the 
dew
roses of red fade to white
frozen, they shatter and fall
through the silence comes a 
scream
a reoccuring nightmare's 
favorite dream
time will stand still but never 
stop
forever keeps ticking away
autumn leaves fall in red and 
gold
strange how warm suddenly 
goes cold
crackling under the heavy feet
of the sun and her morning 
rays
they try to tell us stories of 
long ago
but what stories could a leaf 
really know
we chose to ignore them, so 
they whisper instead
to the butteflies who pass them 
by
stardust falls in silver 
iridescence
accompanying it, bittersweet 
jasmine incense
whirls of smoke drift towards 
the night sky
trying to catch the moon
footsteps etched in silver 
powder
with each new print they 
scream a little louder
"Ouch!You know it really hurts
when you walk all over 
yourself..."
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Gildersleeve Avatar
July 12, 2013 at 5:33 PM
Evonne I enjoyed your creative expression. Congrats on your outstanding win. Connie
Dietrich Avatar
July 12, 2013 at 10:34 AM
this is a cool poem employing a style that reminds me of PD's own flair for poetry. Big congrats. Love your imagery.
Anglesey Avatar
July 12, 2013 at 6:40 AM
Congratulations on your win... a captivating write :)
Bateson Avatar
July 12, 2013 at 6:13 AM
Beautiful! Loved it. Betty
A  Avatar
July 11, 2013 at 10:53 PM
congrats on your awesome win............. SKAT
Van Gundy Avatar
July 11, 2013 at 10:56 PM
Thank you :D
A   Avatar
July 11, 2013 at 10:03 PM
Hi Evonne, your poem blew me away... i love it, and gave it a #1 in my tree contest... thank you ever so much... enjoy my blog, I sure did... LOL,,,, always~ Linda
Van Gundy Avatar
July 11, 2013 at 10:24 PM
Thank you! :D
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