The Gift of Leaves

He gathers them all in his arms then drops them to the ground, the air is fresh, the autumn breeze is like a gentle kiss upon our cheeks. To my heart he sends his voice booming with fall messages. Little gifties from heaven I called them as they swiveled down my feet. Precious crisp leaves each one with a personality and color of its own. He flies up then lands on a pile of leaflets, a peel of laughter escapes. He's my sibling, my bro, my partner in crime, my confident one . Together we dream as one beneath a lapis blue sky, tinged as deep as his superman suit. Oh how I remember my youth, and my hero ! **** Align your rulers adjust your lenses step into the future with me. Today even the touch of one leaf or the scent of one Autumn day, can bring me back to those golden years when we were young, carefree. Gifties from heaven that they were and he, a segment of my soul. Together we dreamed beneath a Lapis blue sky until our childhood ended, and then Superman had to fly home.