What this autumn leaf told me.....

Some up

some down

some dance around

and all the while

the breeze it blows

and some go upstream

and some go slow,

some just sit on the waterside

as emotions swirl

and leaves just glide

through the water,

carried by the flow

and they go someplace

they do not know…

And others, well

they wait their time

they place themselves about mid-line

and wonder ‘what-ifs’ yet to come,

playing notes,

but rarely strum.

These are the ones

who know there’s more

than easy paths through the woods

and ‘wish I had’

or ‘wish I could’.

Of course we can

choose our own sweet space

and go our way,

at our own pace.

This is real for some

who fear ‘what’s next’,

read the verse,

or read the text,

the manual may have all they need,

but they go their own pace,

no thought of speed.

Now what is this,

I hear you say

as you type this down

as it’s heard today…

Is this about me?

or you,

or all of us, one and all,

there is guidance

from the leaves that fall

down from trees

we hardly see

that colour themselves

with beauty, that’s given free

for all who see…….

And if a sit, came to be,

the leaf from tree

would say, and see

all we ever need to know

to live with love

and surely show

that what is up, is not down

upside-down is all around

and the seed is planted in the ground……

The tree it grows up to the sky

and neither you

or either I,

will think a thing

about the gift

that comes to us with every leaf

that ever landed on our path,

a page from heaven

to send us hope and let us know

we can all cope

with everything that comes our way

we have guidance everyday…

So walk a little slower by

the tree of life

near which you lie,

and there will ever be the breeze

that carries thoughts

down through it’s leaves……

and leaves you

with warm love indeed

as that is your gift

and what you need.

So as you go

and as you are,

look for signs that float to you

to shine the way

and lead you through

whatever thoughts you ponder long

be blessed today

and know you’re strong…..

(Written with a red heart-shaped leaf from the Manchurian Pear tree May 16, 2013)

As this verse came to me, I just kept typing to keep up speed.

Here is a way of using words, that until I read it back to myself, I wonder what I am writing for us, and then I know I have been gifted another treasure. I believe this verse is about:

Ask and you shall receive…..

Let some things fall away,

let them go…

you never noticed anyway…

Have more hope and faith,

be creative

in your own sweet way

and bring your patience

into everyday…