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The leaves are falling

Jonathan Zyra 1976 (Holyoke Massachusetts)

February 24 
The leaves are falling off the tree.
The wind is strong and pushing me.
The clouds are fast and passing by,
a lonely tear has left my eye.
With my thoughts I sit alone.
The coldest night I've ever known.
The leaves are falling off the tree.
The wind has taken them from me.

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Getting older and slowly losing members of a family tree.

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Submitted by jzyra1267 on February 10, 2024

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Scheme AabbccAa
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 274
Words 60
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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  • IainMcLean
    IainMcLean
    Firstly, the poems that I left unread are not completely unread. These I left unopened because the first lines didn't grab me for content or because they lacked (in my opinion) any poetic form. I chose this poem "The leaves are falling" because of it's beautiful simplicity and symmetry and what I interpret as a metaphor for a life nearing its end, at peace with the natural world of which, (all grand statements aside), we are an inseperable part. Neat. 
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