With little fanfare,
summer slips into autumn
in each individual leaf
as it turns from green
to yellow, gold, or bronze,
then falls silently to earth
and lies there quietly
with a million others,
until you make one leaf special
by selecting it
and picking it up.
This one in a million,
now pressed in the pages,
within the words
of a poetry book.
© 2024 Richard Havenga
Photo Location: Home Library
