Poetry: What The Leaves Said

During the pandemic of this year, I've been writing a poem each day and posting it to Facebook. Most of my poems are celebrations of natural beauty; a few are ethical/political commentaries with some bite.

You can see more poems by visiting my new Facebook page.

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What The Leaves Said

©2021 Rev. Ted Tollefson

Do you remember in late April

when you watched us unfurl

our green banners

and praised us

for enlivening spring?

And then as summer swelter

came down like a hammer

and you were the anvil

our pale green canopy provided shade

and a measure of relief

while we joyfully converted

sun-light to plant power.

And all through the bright arc of our growing

we breathed with you

giving you oxygen

as we accepted your carbon

in a bond older

than either of us can remember.

Now is our time to blaze in glory

before we tumble through October air

and fall at the feet of the trees that raised us

later we will turn brown

and then enrich the soil of our parents

but now is our time to shine!

Come join us

in the Great Turning that gives rise to new life.