With Only Five Leaves Left

With only five leaves left
and at
38 degrees, they all said
birds
would be sure to fall from
the skies
and the trees throughout
summer ..
Like stones, they all said
but boy did
they get it ever so wrong ..
Yet still
Nick D’s tears kept falling
until that is
we had, just three leaves left
and not a
single match, or light between
the two of us ..