Only yesterday
these leaves
danced on
slender petioles.
by the wind,
nourished
by the twigs.
Now, the slow grip
of frost
presses upon
dying leaves.
Their short lives
spent, fallen,
surrendering
to the season.
© 2013 Richard Havenga
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Photo Locations:
2. Home Land, Cannonsburg, (Cannonsburg) Michigan
Leaf Identification:
1. Trembling Poplar - Populus tremuloides
2. Norway Maple - Acer platanoides
3. Red Oak - Quercus rubra
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