Still Falling

Cherry

By catherine poarch

Sun, 29 Sep 2013
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The leaf breaks

and falls,

drifts on a lilt of air

and falls again,

down decades of green light and bounteous rain,

still falling….

sweet as a kite,  

a slowboat, floating dry;

a snatch of  blue,

a sailcloth made of sky,

far, far above …

but falling still…….

 it trembles with the distant crash of trees.

A wift of smoke disturbs the sultry breeze

and turns it slowly,

gliding down the bright

god-given temples,

built of light

and rain and trust;

a silent passing,

downwards into dust -

where old man orang-u-tan lies on the forest floor,

memories ascending of the glories that climbed before.

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Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Interesting change of tempo from the dreamy drift down of the leaf, to the picture of the orang-utan vigorous upward energetic activity! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by catherine poarch on

Thankyou Rhiannonw. I was trying to get the going down to go back up thing! Thanks for commenting,I appreciate it. Catherine

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Beautiful, catherine.  Congrats on the cherries;-)   Tina

 

Submitted by catherine poarch on

Thanks for your lovely comments, Tina. I didn't know I'd got the cherries till I got your message. What a nice end to the day! Catherine

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Catherine,

you've captured the essence of a leaf's journey as it falls,  then is swept along, so well in this poem.  Then the fantastic ending where the Orange U-Tan, taking you back into the tree the leaf fell from.

Loved this poem and thank you for sharing,  sorry I got to it a bit late.

I do hope you have a Great Christmas and a Happy...Healthy New Year.

Best Wishes,

Jenny.

 

Submitted by catherine poarch on

Jenny, thanks so much for this. I really apreciate you taking the time. I've not been on ABCtales much the last week or two, been distracted by other things so sure I've missed some good stuff. But here's a happy Christmas to you - and any of the above poeple if they see this message too! - and lots of writing luck in the New Year!

Catherine