Leaves



Sometimes, the leaves fall off the trees
to be carried over the
wind and to a new home.

Sometimes, the leaves fall off the trees
to be trampled and smashed into the
rich, black dirt.

Sometimes, the leaves fall off the trees
because they made the mistake of falling
for your charming inventions.

Sometimes, the leaves fall off the trees,
because they too, are falling in love
with you, my dear.
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Written on 2016

Submitted by lifeasalyric on November 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Abx Abx Axx Axx
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 396
Words 78
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3

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