Hanging on,
don’t want to fall!
I’m good here,
up where I’m tall.
I’ll stay till spring,
can’t get me down!
I’ll wave and nod
And be the crown.
Copyright 2015 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: This is for Poetry Friday, hosted this week thanks to Carol’s Corner!
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We still have lots of leaves on trees. It’s been unseasonable warm. A bush in my back yard is starting to bloom again!
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My day lilies are putting up green shoots because it’s warm here. They are seriously confused, though. The cold is coming.
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Beautifully penned… I love your poetic style, Bren… sending love and best wishes. Aquileana ☀★
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Thanks, Aquileana!!
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“Knowing that you’re the crown of your Mother Tree fills you with determination.”
Go go little leaf! Hang on!… haha i’m sorry, couldn’t resist putting Undertale reference.
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Wow! That fits perfectly.
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Makes me want to laugh at the resistance to change!! 😀 It must be lonely up there on it’s own!
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Maybe. Or maybe it’s finally happy to have a little peace and quiet. LOL So says the mom of three after a 4 day weekend.
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The last “hold out” wishing to be top of the leaf pile and not the bottom one, molding in dampness. 🙂
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Another great way to look at its motivation. 🙂
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Well, I try to be creative since sometimes people write “Lovely post” or ” Love this!” which are very kind and thoughtful. I like to get an idea on which part really “worked.” Or hear how I inspired some creativity. You did this for me. You get me to “stretch my wings” and imagination, Brenda.
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I like that you are original and thoughtful in your comments. I try to do that, too. To sit and reflect for a minute. I am glad your imagination is flying.
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🙂
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😀
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Wonderful little poem on that tiny leaf hanging on… 🙂 I really enjoyed.. 🙂
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My daughter liked it, but she wanted the poem to be longer. 🙂
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🙂 lol.. Bless her
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She is a sweetie. Thanks!
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It’s quite something to be the last leaf hanging, and it’s quite something to be the kind of person who notices and writes about that last leaf!
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I’m thankful for my iPhone, always ready to snap a picture. When I looked up and saw the last leaf, and I pointed to it, everyone ooh’ed and ah’ed, ankle deep in leaves. 🙂 I was the only one who pulled out my camera. But then, I’m the only crazy blogger I know in person. I’m thankful that many other people blog like me. I wish I knew more in person. XOXO
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I love this leaf’s persistence! You will have to let us know when it actually falls!
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Thanks, Carol! I’ll keep an eye on it. 😉
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I love seeing the different leaves that try hanging on. Some oak leaves can hang on most of the winter up there. Cute poem.
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True, some oak leaves stay until the new leaf pushes them free. I love your Coyote Moon. I tried to comment, but Blogspot hates me. Close
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Brenda Harsham said…
I love that your poem has playful rhymes, even though you are talking about the scarier side of nature. I also love that it circles back around again to the moon. Aren’t those turkeys big? They look like sandbags when they fly out of a tree, and they sound like one, too, when they hit the ground. In case the comment didn’t make it to you, the gist was that I like the playful rhymes and the linking of the coyotes, the moon and the owls.
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Thanks! I don’t know why Blogspot would treat you so unkindly! I don’t have any particular settings that would kick you out. No one has mentioned that UNLESS – one other person had trouble but they were clicking on “Sign out” instead of “Post”! Check that out and let me know. You can’t be anonymous.
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I put in my id and I was clicking publish, and it kept taking me a preview screen. Three or four times in a row. Then the same thing happened on Today’s Little Ditty, and I couldn’t answer even one of the very nice comments left on my poem. *Heaving a sigh* So I will be the mysterious non-responsive type. Some days blogspot lets me comment, but today was not one of them.
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stubborn in a good way )
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Perhaps deluded, but don’t tell!
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One final resistant leaf
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The first leaf and the last seem to have the most drama.
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😄🍁 This is great!!!
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Thanks! 🙂 I was in a silly mood.
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A very symbolic photo. Love your post.
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Thanks, Olga. I was happy to see the possibility. 🙂
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So sweet:) I hope it makes it until spring.
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He wants to! 😀
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Resilient and stubborn lol
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Qualities we like around here. 🙂
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haha! so much fun!
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Thanks!
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