Keep flying, little leaf!
Don’t stop here!
Soar on to new heights!
Go places I’ll never see.
Glide on wings
Granted by Fall’s whirling wind.
Never pause!
Even for an instant;
For in that instant,
Of taking one quick breath,
Your wings will be torn from you;
Shredded and defiled
‘Till nothing is left,
But one sad memory
Of a glorious flight,
That could have lasted
Forever.