Poems: Silhouette

 

Silhouette

My leaves have fallen

One

By

One

In the wind

They have flown away

Floating

Swirling

In the autumn

After a lush year

I was so full

So plump with green

My shade was 

Perfect

Cool on

Burning days

And then I was 

Red

Perfect

Brilliance on every leaf

Bright and even shocking

In my beauty

As the sun dimmed

My red turned

Less resplendent

Until the first frost

Days to weeks

Red to brown

Gone

Taken across the hills

Now I am 

Bare

No shade or 

Crimson sequins

Bare arms stretch

Beauty gone or

Is it just

Different

In the winter dusk

A silhouette left

Each edge revealed

For what it is

Always there

Beneath the 

Lush and the red

Strong, firm, unwavering

When the winds came 

The frost circled and I let go of

Expectations and giving

And stood tall

My branches bold

I invited a rosy sky to 

Come and fill in the 

Empty spaces 

To show my 

Silhouette

Strong firm 

Standing tall in

Winter.

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