Crisp leaves falling to the earth
Stand in the silence, don't move
Do you hear the sounds?
Close your eyes...
Crackles and spits of fire
Bursts of popping corn
Hail smacking against the hard ground
Quiet, do you hear the sounds?
The air is cool and the sky is dark
Eyes flicker open searching for the source
Amazing wonder as you realize
There is no fire... or corn.. or even hail
Just the slow falling of many crisp leaves
as they touch down against each other
and the earth.
~11/10/00
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