Eleven: The Black Leaf (An Autumn Poem)
Posted: September 30, 2011 Filed under: Isms | Tags: autumn, Collab, Egypt, FC3, Maha, Original, Poem, Poetry 6 Comments
- “A Man In His Life” by Maha Kamel
The Black Leaf (An Autumn Poem)
I was never green,
I was never golden, brown,
Or orange, crisp,
Never magenta,
Or the color of the sun,
At sunset or dusk,
I was always black,
A leaf with no color,
I was never born,
I never needed,
The power of the sun,
What made me grow,
I will never know,
What is sure,
Is that I always was,
And when you die,
I will still be alive,
A single black leaf on this tree of life.
No color near,
No need to fear,
No need for sunlight,
Or her embrace,
I never grew, I just knew,
That void in you,
So cold and black,
This leaf,
Won’t Fall,
It’s suspended here,
For all of time,
The constant that remains,
When all else must change,
I was here when the earth was new and no dust yet lay,
When the winds and oceans grew,
I looked upon with great dismay,
All the pain your kind would bring,
And when the last song is sung,
And the earth a flames,
I will remain, just the same.
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Beautiful poem! Love Fall & all the winds of change it brings with it.
nice poem frank
Wonderful poem Frank. Conjurs up colors, scents, tastes and feelings that are typical of fall.
I love that and also miss that. I do not know how you do all that you do. Your work/passion, keeping a blog, tweeter and your own personal life. It makes you an enigma. Love visiting~
love it.
I so enjoy reading this poem. I feel like a black leaf sometimes, such a solitary existence.
I’m glad I’ve come across your work, this is one of the best things about twitter.
love it,
L
A beautiful poem, evoking the moods and images of gorgeous fall. I love autumn. I have written a poem on fall hope you can find time to read and comment.
http://drsmitasriwas280.wordpress.com/2013/12/10/tangerine-trail-of-fall/