The tarnished leaves of autumn <br />leave the trees lying bare. <br />Like skeletons reaching out <br />pointing skyward stare. <br />It is a closing season <br />and the tarnished leaves <br />are banished to the ground <br />to nourish the soil <br />for the new growth <br />when spring comes around. <br /> <br /> <br />13 January 2007<br /><br />David Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/tarnished-leaves/
