Notes About The Poem
Not sure if this is a form already or not but there are 12 lines,3 stanzas of 4 lines, and the rhyme scheme is...
1. Aa 2.b 3.Aa 4.b.....5.Cc 6.d 7.Cc 8.d.....9.Ee 10.f 11.Ee 12.f
The Little Death
Each leaf that falls is mourned by all
As trees prepare for the little death
The glory of their life in warm sunshine bright
Becomes a dream when it's time for rest
As a lover, the wind, strips them to bare skin
And they shiver as the air grows cold
Lean branches bend when snows begin
Youth blows away…and suddenly we're old
Sap inside on hold, as blood when eyes close
Then the breath of life, gasping, departs
Each tree enfolds a spark of life like gold
Till snow melts in Spring’s warm heart.
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