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Falling Leaves

Autumn Cradles What Remains

By Michelle Liew Tsui-LinPublished about a year ago β€’ 1 min read
Falling Leaves
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The Earth cradles what life and time let go.

πŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚

Crimson leaf driftingβ€”

Silence floats across the air,

autumn's last leaf falls.

πŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚

Branches sway in trees,

Whispers heard through falling boughs

Redness turns bright white.

πŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚

Amber trails vanish,

Sinking into frosted earth,

Roots cradle souls gone.

πŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚

Original Haiku Chain by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI Tags are coincidental.

For Mikeydred's Song of Seven Challenge

And Vocal's Falling Leaves prompt

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Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin

Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.

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    Written by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin