Travels of a Leaf, a Tribute To a Book

By Deborah R de Souza

A leaf flickers gently, detaching from a twig,

It looks so small, in a world so big.

As it floats down, nearly touching the ground,

It’s pushed up again as the breeze whispers.

It tosses and turns upwards and down,

Moving through places of smiles and frowns.

It glides through the air, land, and sea,

Not knowing where next, it will be.

The branch once home, is far behind,

The leaf just moves, adventures to find.

Of this and of that, of here and there,

Floating, flying, just…anywhere!

Discovering towns, people, everything,

Small, large, loud, soft, just wandering.

Glimpses of colour, glimpses of wonder,

Blowing through hills, snow, and thunder.

Moving on meadows, floating on streams,

Waving past people with life full of dreams.

Darting through time when horses were travel,

On cobblestone streets, and roads unlevelled.

Then soaring so high to meet stars and planets,

Encountering galaxies, suns and comets.

Oh, dear leaf! How wonderful for you,

To experience it all, the old and the new.

To fly through the ages, the seasons, the lands,

To touch the poor, the wise, the grand.

Then softly it said: “Now you have the stage,

To see all I see, just turn the page.

By Deborah R de Souza