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When The Crystal Leaves Fell

October 18, 2009
By WeepingWillow SILVER, Needham, Massachusetts
WeepingWillow SILVER, Needham, Massachusetts
5 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.


Do you remember when the crystal leaves fell?
They danced among the tree tops, their heavy burdensome weight.
The ground shook beneath us, like a single chord struck in an empty room.
We covered our ears, but still heard the sound.
White fire burst from our breath, disappearing into the sky.
Then the crystal leaves fell.
Do you remember the touch of winter’s rope?
As it wrung around our necks, and Stoll the whiteness from our breath.
Distance no longer was, and kinship sailed away,
In a ship full of jewels, followed by a midnight shadow.
We never saw it again.
Do you remember, the night the sunshine dropped?
It fell beneath the earth itself, and knocked the moon around.
Don’t you remember, when the crystal leaves fell?
Like glass they shattered on the pavement, turning into sand,
Blown away by passing wind, negligible, in the past.



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TheDuck GOLD said...
on Mar. 19 2011 at 3:28 pm
TheDuck GOLD, Braselton, Georgia
11 articles 12 photos 77 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Raids, bullets, crime... no problem. A missing duster? Crisis.&quot;-The Last Sacrifice<br /> &quot;If we stand for nothing, we&#039;ll fall for anything.&quot; -All Time Low

This is real and deep.  I can cannot tell you how wonderfulthis poem is.

on May. 20 2010 at 8:09 pm
WeepingWillow SILVER, Needham, Massachusetts
5 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

thank you,  I was trying to focuss on the imagry for this poem

on May. 20 2010 at 9:57 am
AndThisIsReal PLATINUM, Broadalbin, New York
31 articles 0 photos 81 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dans chaque fil il y a un debut.

Wow. The imagery and language is incredibly lovely.