Each yellow leaf
that has fallen this fall,
and the red, orange,
and brown ones too,
represent so many
fluttering prayers.
Prayers of gratitude
that have illuminated
my autumn days.
An elegant ballet of twists and turns
sifting through branches and twigs,
to land softly upon the ground;
a book of uncommon prayer.
© 2021 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. & 3. Home Woods ~ Cannonsburg, Michigan
2. 4. & 5. Townsend Park - Kent County - Michigan
"An elegant ballet of twists and turns
ReplyDeletesifting through branches and twigs,
to land softly upon the ground;
a book of uncommon prayer."
~ from: "Prayer Leaves" by Poetographer Richard Havenga @ Walk with Father Nature: https://walkwithfathernature.blogspot.com/2021/11/prayer-leaves.html