The Leaf Man

This beautiful majestic tree, stands next to our front porch;
It is in its full Fall foliage now, and looks like it’s been scorched!
In two weeks it will shed this coat, but right now, it is glorious to see;
There’s a person standing close to it, that person would be me!
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Many travel to New England, to witness the Fall’s foray;
But right here in Ohio, we see the same thing every day!
There is something about the Autumn, that brings happiness and glee;
The heat of Summer over, promise of snow there soon to be!
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I wish I could build a “Leaf Man”, instead of one from snow;
Then never would he have to melt, and much older could he grow!
I would visit him quite often, I would never “leaf him alone”;
I would gently rake his itchy back, and happily he’d moan!
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                          The leaves are falling
               Autumn’s burnt trees are singing
                        Mother Nature’s songs