Yesterday rewritten
Love how the light
cascades through the leaves
of summer trees
the chapter and verse
of spread branches
once bare now thriving
with fresh life
vivid greens set
against a blue sky backdrop
In time these leaves will fall
to be gathered in piles
before fire or dust
consumes them all
but for a while birds will nest
and sweethearts
will lounge beneath their shade
exchanging vows
of unending love
Love how time filters
through the leaves
how combed and caressed
its pace is reduced
and all cares
are brushed away
Love how the light
and love coalesce
into moments of beautiful being
in which time is stilled
with just 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