Oak leaf rimed,
Bleached winter white,
Stark skeleton aglow.
A bit of starlight,
Its light grown white,
A transient in the universe,
The writing is plain:
An early calling card
Of Lady Spring’s visit.
Perhaps I’ll pour the tea,
Remembering heat,
Wishing for sunlight.
Copyright 2015 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: I’ll lift my teacup in a toast to Lady Spring, whose velvety green cloak will swirl around us any day. And I’ll dedicate this ghostly post to Poetry Friday, this week hosted by a wonderful children’s poet, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, at her blog, The Poem Farm. It’s National Poetry Month, and the kidlitosphere is lit by the radiance of many special events, some listed by Jama, the Poetry Potentate. If you like poetry, you can dine until sated this month!
33 thoughts on “Ghost Leaf”
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Wow! That leaf is such a symbol of what was and a whisper of what will be again. I raise a cup of tea to you, Brenda, for warmth and friendship. Happy Monday!
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Thanks, Bridget! A cup of tea is always a good idea. 🙂 And warmth and friendship always welcome. Have a great week!
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Poor little bleached leaf – still in one piece though! Is it a real leaf? It looks like it’s made of material?
I love the idea of pouring tea and waiting for sunlight. Hopefully you won’t have to drink too much hot tea, before you know it you’ll need to ice it!! 😀
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It was a real leaf lying on the sidewalk. It did have a surpassing texture on the photo, didn’t it? It’s not exactly warm today, but the sun is shining! And I did have ice in my tea. LOL
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Dried leaf and starlight – how beautiful. 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂
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Even man-made leaves fade away, nature renews everything.
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True! The photo was a of a real leaf laying on the sidewalk, inches from a bank of ice. I think it had been buried in the ice for weeks.
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Happy holiday and thank you for taking the time to read my post. I like yours as well. A toast then, to family, friends, love, nature and other blooming things.
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I love the poem (“rimed”), but I also love the photo — how you get a glimpse of the whole (tree) in the part (leaf skeleton).
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Thanks, I resonated with that leaf. I felt just as washed out and colorless by this winter! 🙂
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A cup of tea always makes life better. We had a tiny bit of sun today, but it was warm. Spring will be here soon!
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Yeah, spring! We have a lot less snow after a few warmer days.
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“The writing is plain:
An early calling card
Of Lady Spring’s visit.”
I raise my cup of tea to spring and to you too…such a whimsical calling card and pretty poem for this season we await with such hope.
Happy Poetry Friday!
xo, a.
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Spring has become Christmas morning for me. Something I must wait and wait for. 🙂 But I will raise a cup of tea to you, too, this morning.
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ooooh!
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Eek! You’re the scariest most ghostly Kindergarten teacher ever!!! LOL
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What strange markings on the leaf. Today I have been collecting the first of the autumn leaves. Love their rich colours. Wishing you spring loveliness and warmth.
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Nothing is prettier than the autumn leaves. Unless it’s a field of wildflowers. 🙂 So much beauty in nature that just comes and goes.
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Indeed. Sadly I don’t get to see many fields of wildflowers.
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They are disappearing. I once saw a ruin in Maine where only the heavy stone foundation remained, but pink cottage roses still bloomed on either side of the front door. And the rudbeckia and echinacea had spread all over the field, which ran down to the ocean. It haunts me.
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How gorgeous, but, yes, haunting too.
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Reblogged this on Voices and Visions.
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Thanks!
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This is magical! 🙂 I also have ghost leaf photo and I love it! 🙂 ❤
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My friend who walks with looked at me so oddly when I wanted to take a picture of it. I told her, it looks as pale and white as I feel, and the bitter wind was howling. She laughed and protested no more.
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❤ ❤ ❤ !!!
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😀
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Lovely. Have a wonderful holiday weekend. Both Passover and Easter fall on the same weekend. I may have to make some matzo ball eggs:)
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LOL Those would be some eggs! My kids are planning fun galore this weekend, and I expect they will carry me along with them. 🙂
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Hippity hoppity mazel Tov:)
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It does seem like a ghost or a mere shadow of its real self, Brenda. Hope you have a Happy Easter with your children enjoying finding their eggs and your time together with your husband included: Precious!
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The children all plan to have people over nonstop. It should be fun. 🙂 Lots of good meals planned. Secrets hidden deep in closets. 😉
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