The Last Leaf

Autumns song

When autumn winds blow cold and hard

tugging, pulling as the last leaves hold on

to the last of summers promise

 

A promise never quite realised

never quite fulfilled

 

She whispered so many sweet things

of fragrances new

of delights not yet tasted

 

She swirled inside every fibre of body and soul

almost begging to take hold

 

Even the many showers

could not dampen the spirit

a spirit more than ready to soar

 

But days draw on

summer is gone

and shadows grow long

as the first leaf fell

sounding out a silent death knell

 

For the final leaf has fallen

given in to autumns last gale.

Author's Note

Although this is about the fall, look a little deeper and you may see it's not that at all

Reviews

[xjust-for-me.x]

i have returned once again to this poem to read it again...and each time i read the meaning is defferent...hmm but to go a little farther..you shall see that this also can mean the last breath taked by a person, the last of love dying, oh so many meanings of this poem....but does only one meaning fit this poem..i say not...to each person who reads will have their own. this truly one of my favorites.

[emmajoy]

Seems this could be about death .. it's a tragedy wrapped in autumn, truth in its way but with a secret lying inside the stanzas

Beautiful but so sad.

[An owl on the moon]

There is a somber darkness that sweeps over this song of the seasons... A letting go of leaves and love and even light itself.. Powerfully visualized.

[claudia1201]

the last leaf, the final..(sigh)..the tree, the leaf, the fall..delights not yet tasted..u are great..

[HopelesslyDevoted]

I love the underlying message on this, so deep and thoughtful. you truly are a very talented and complex poet. i love your work so far :)

[Lindsey]

wow this is a wounderful poem I enjoyed reading a lot.

[Terra]

likes it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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summer loving had me a blast..uhuh uhuh..sorry..you always tell a great story..with vivid images wrapped around those phrases..liked it so much I reviewed it twice...

[Poetic Beauty]

The last two lines make this piece really sad. the imagery is done really well allowing me to picture the falling leaves.

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I know how the leaf feels, I hold on to the summer breeze too!