THE DANCE OF THE LEAVES

With good reason, each Fall season

I choose to travel country roads

The leaves on trees are dancing then

And they put on an awesome show!

Tantalizing, lively vixens

Tossing back their heads to laugh

Catch them! Catch them! If you can

Though we know they can't be trapped

Falling freely, sailing smartly,

The dance of the leaves begins

Twirling, swirling, tumbling, stumbling

At the mercy of the winds

Every which way - no direction

October leaves are on the go

Front row seats for everyone

At the grandest of God's shows.

Warm Indian summer breezes

First alert the leaves to Fall

Then chillng gusts and icy blasts

Coat and paint them all

All now dressed for the occasion

In pumpkin hues and russet reds

Startling yellows, royal purples

And richest browns like ginger-bread

Each tiny leaf is different

No two prance or dance the same

Fascinating, captivating

A revue of wide acclaim

Their choreographer? The Master!

For who else could thus design

A way to so entice us

Into leafless wintertime?

Dance on you little beauties

You've seized both my heart and toe

Though Winter's waiting in the wings

Please complete your charming show.

Virginia (Ginny) Ellis
Copyright October 2003
Page by Mary Jones
October---2004

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