Leaf

Endless sinews tributary microscopic,
A wonder of brambled chlorofyl,
Nursing atmosphere at a view myopic,
Even as a rustling caress leaves you still,
And lovely.

Stemmed in myriads upon a twig,
Of a twig branched to the earth.
To music of spheres you waltz and you jig,
Amid your kin flutter in death and rebirth,
So fragile.

First thaw impatiently bud then burgeon,
Beckoned by sun, rain, wind, and time.
Adorn a world at spring's gentle urging,
Awakened by some deep mystical chime,
Roused.

Pale green matures in deeper hues,
'Til colors resplendent in passionate dying,
And a whisper or breeze severs the fuse,
A final dance macabre and falling,
Deep sleep.

Now rest deep in embryonic curl,
As icicles cocoon your nesting frame.
Until warm spring induces you to unfurl,
And God himself calls you by name,
Reborn.