Last Leaf Before Winter

The last leaf before winter

Clings to the tree with all its might

Even as the wind grows bitter

And the day turns to night

It shivers in the fading light

And holds on for dear life

Its fellow leaves have taken flight

But this one battles through the strife

It's a symbol of resilience

And a story of brave defiance

In the face of nature's violence

It holds on with pure reliance

For when the snows come tumbling down

And the world is white and still

This last leaf will wear the crown

As champion of the eternal chill

So hail to thee, oh leaf so small

Thou art not just a piece of tree

Thou art a hero to us all

A symbol of what we can be.

𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 ❤️, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳!