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12.15.2019 by Chris Wilcox //

when cheryl died
in the technicolor autumn
i stood beside a grove of trees
and called "did you hear
she's gone"
but my voice didn't carry
my ear had been drawn
my footfalls stilled
by the pat pat patting
of leaves lofting down
one after another
for each, its moment of final loosening
and release
the biggest surprise
since spring sprout
even as a pattern repeated every second
pat pat patting
steady as rain
as viewed across a grove
on a clear, technicolor autumn day
do leaves wonder
what will become of them
or is the answer too obvious?
they are pressed with care
by fellow travelers
eager to remember how affected they were
by a particular brilliance
or returned to the soil
silently enriching all that follows

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Comments

  1. cowgirlxena says

    December 15, 2019 at 8:30 am

    Dang thats very good writing

  2. Emily Wong says

    December 15, 2019 at 8:31 am

    impermanence. love this.

  3. Chris Wilcox says

    December 15, 2019 at 12:59 pm

    Thank you both.

  4. chromoxylo says

    December 16, 2019 at 2:37 pm

    A beautiful tribute. Condolences to you and to family and friends.

    • Chris Wilcox says

      December 19, 2019 at 10:33 am

      Thank you, Paul. There’s always something beautiful in it, but I believe I’ve had my fill of 2019.

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