Fall She May Poem by Renee Marie

Fall She May

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In its season
the leaf fell.
Bugs drank
her juices,
killing the softness
to shrivel her tender edge.

Life and time
have scarred the fallen one
and chewed her colors away.

We fall many times
in one season;
defenses are torn,
the frame lies
tired.

It is not a sign of weakness
to fall but a sign of strength
to hold the soul together
among her scars.

© Reneé Marie
1978, Camp WAMAVA, Virginia

Fall She May
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: resilience
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I was hiking and came upon a brown leaf that was in perfect shape, while also having been bitten by some hungry insect, full of little pin holes.I still have this original leaf.It is stuck to a journal with clear shelf liner over it.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Naila Rais 17 August 2018

A nice write... You may like to read my poems and express your views too... Naila

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Jazib Kamalvi 02 August 2018

A refined poetic imagination, Renee M. You may like to read my poem, Love And Iust. Thank you.

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