The Last Leaf

Sinking deep down

The sun across the horizon-

Left sky with a scarlet tinge,

And the soul with a sudden flinch!

Those puffy cotton balls across the sky?

Peaceful they may be;

Soothing to the eye-

Yet deep down so much left unsaid!

As the Emerald of the leaves fade-

Withering into brown and red.

As winter blows her icy breathe,

All across the night-

They fall- the leaves,

Leaving the branches bare!

The heart gets  hard to heave

Yet no one grieves!

The midnight moon glanced down,

Something different had it sensed,

Everyone knew-

Fall was never hard for the ivy vine!

It knew it would be fine.

Just a spring’s kiss -

And it will be back in bliss

Lush, leafy and viridian!

Yet it saw one leaf tried to stay,

The leaf had clutched hard all over the day.

At night a cold wind blew-

Unwanted by the ivy,

And with no Behrman to paint,

The last leaf flew-

Away!