Leaves

It's been awhile since I've written for the Tuesday Slice of Life.  My life has been on the windy road of medical twists and turns as I have been dealing with my parents' health issues.  I felt compelled to write after reading the post by Deb about how writers see and feel the world...


What I loved most about the world today was seeing the confetti sprinkled streets, sidewalks and trees full of nature's burst of color.  The leaves on the trees beamed with beauty.  I took it all in as I witnessed my dad saying, "the leaves are coming down already?".  He's spent so much of autumn under the weather...days and days of not even looking outside to witness nature's paint pallet.  It made me realize how much we should savor the beauty of things to be seen every day and never take them for granted.

I acknowledged his loss of time and made note out loud of how beautiful the leaves looked in the glowing sun-filled afternoon as we drove back from the doctor's appointment.

Oh, the leaves

Leaves are falling...
    Leaves are falling...
             falling
                 falling
                    d
                        o
                            w
                                n

Fluttering from the trees
        Fluttering from the trees
                   gliding
                        gliding
                              g
                                 e
                                   n
                                     t
                                         l
                                             y
                                               to rest
Making piles
        Making piles
                 landing
                      landing
                              s
                                o
                                    f
                                      t
                                         l
                                            y
                                            on the ground without any sound...

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