leaves

leaves burn like a wildfire

and fall like rain.

they dance beneath our feet,

and sing as our soles hit the ground.

the trees shed their green

as the pages of the calendar

reach an end.

nature shows us that life goes on

even when it feels we are stuck.

a time for family.

a time for friends.

a time that shows us what we took for granted

for the past nine months,

and how we can make up for it

in just a few weeks.

it shows us our regrets,

our accomplishments.

the highlights

and things we want to forget.

whilst nature brings its harvest,

so we bring our own.

we transform,

we die,

we grow.

we fall,

but soon enough

replace the naked branches of the tree of life

with our own green.

fall is a time for us,

and we change with the leaves.