Poem: A Leaf On A Tree

A Leaf On A Tree

©2015 Bob Barta

A leaf on a tree,

What does it mean to me?

Surely a more fascinating thing than tea!

Its oscillating motion entertains me,

As it collaborates in a dance with the breeze.

A leaf on a tree, what does it mean to me?

A leaf excites me to wonder,

Why its beauty is so attractive,

Surely more fascinating and lasting than tea!

And wonder of wonders while I am asleep,

It’s producing the air that I breathe!

A leaf on a tree, what does it mean to me?

I am delighted by its mystical profile,

And marvel at its oxygenating science,

Surely a fascination more lasting than tea!

Each day a leaf is there for you and me for a reason,

And in winter it falls to earth to help make another for next season.

A leaf on a tree, what does it mean to me,

Surely a fascination more lasting than tea!

Envoi: On a breezy day, go out and see

the fascinating dance of a leaf on a tree ☺