Wednesday, 17 November 2021

A TREE ON FIRE

I love how autumn sets ablaze
The corners of the park
The tree that leaps with burning haze
The leaves that spit and spark


I stood beneath a tree on fire

And watched its embers fly

The flames that flickered ever higher

Leaping to the sky

A shock of red against the blue

As gold the sunlight came

The fire danced and crackled through

The autumn leaves a-flame


And there was I on crunchy bed

Beside the burning tree

Its golden crown and noble head

Engulfed in colours free

And underfoot the fallen leaves

Those ashes of the sun

Where autumn now the summer grieves

As sure as winter comes

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