Love how the light
Love how the light
falls through the leaves
of summer trees
the chapter and verse
of the spread branches
once bare now thriving
with fresh life
the vivid greens set
against the backdrop
of blue sky
These leaves in time will fall
to be gathered in piles
before fire or dust
consumes them all
but for a while birds will nest
and sweethearts
may stretch out
beneath their shade
and plan for no end
to their love
Love how time filters
through the leaves
how combed and caressed
its pace is reduced
as all cares
are brushed away
Love how the light
and love coalesce
into moments
of beautiful being
in which transience halts
with a nod to eternity
I imagine the leaves
as words strung out
for all the world
to see and to admire
the dancing lilting leaves that sway
with the rhythms of life
John Lyons