Ponderings of a leaf

The older a leaf ages
The more intriguing and beautiful it becomes
The sturdy veins, its edgy form
Contorting most elegantly

Chlorophyll, like blood, the life force within
Streams, spreads, inhabits
Every part of us to the very tip

Leaves, the finger print of trees
Giving oxygen to our fragile form
Though seemingly cut off from its tree or colony
The leaf changes colour continuing to evolve

When beginning to still both body and will
Pondering the humble leaf
I breathed in the night, the air, its sounds

A great sense of movement
A pull from without
An energy from within
'Til it almost overwhelmed me

A light shone forth engulfing all around
A sense of being held
Supported from above, cradled from below

The breeze rustled through the trees
The quiet heightened my ears
Softening my mind
Bringing stillness to my soul