Spring Leaves.

This is a poem I wrote today.  It has been brewing in my heart since late April/early May.  It has finally, finally come out.  It's about the relationship that trees and leaves have... from the trees perspective.  Anyway, here it is!

"Spring Leaves"

Spring leaves!

Spring leaves!

Come out, come out!

Spring leaves!

Spring leaves!

Must I shout?

Spring leaves!

Spring leaves!

What can I say?

Spring leaves!

Spring leaves!

For you to come out once more, and play.

Spring leaves!

How I love you,

My cherished greens

You look so right.

Sweet, gentle swaying

Lets dance all day,

and sing into the night.

I've waited, I've waited, I've waited for you.

Thinking for months, what could be said.

To convince you to appear to me.

To come back to me.

Come back from the dead.

I've protected your home for months.

I've kept a place for you.

Praising God, I reached to the heavens

Holding on to what I knew was true.

That you would come

and here you are,

You came.

You came.

You're here.

Life.

But, spring leaves

It departs,

It has to go.

My strong brown arms

Must again carry snow.

I wish there was something, anything I could do.

So you wouldn't,

You can't

go.

No please, no please, fade not from green

Stop, stop! Your red hues make me scream

Why oh why do I replay this scene??

Spring leaves,

It's leaving

I can feel it go

The sting of each departure

Thousands and thousands, I intimately know.

each

individually

must go.

Ow!

Goodbye, my love.

Ow! 

So long, my friend.

Ow!

I wish you could stay.

Ow!

But Springtime must end.

Ow!

I won't forget you.

Ow! 

My heart will know

Ow!

That I will see you again.

Ow!

When Spring leaves, break through the snow.