~Changelings~
Samuel-C and Clarissa-C,
Two leaves of many,
Suspended from the beauty
Of a forest tree...
"Have you noticed how we
Are changing hue?" asked Samuel,
"And now there's frost
Instead of dew?" he continued.
"Yes," answered Clarissa,
"And my stem is getting weak...
So when the wind blows,
I'm afraid to even speak."
"I know," responded Samuel,
"Mother Tree is not feeding me
As She did when the sun was warm.
Looks like we'll need to find
Sustenance of another form."
"I've seen others fall," Clarissa answered,
"And the wind carries them,
Smiling...strangest thing I ever saw."
The wind suddenly shifted,
Rippling thru their tree
Like a comb moving thru hair.
No more conversation...
No more time to spare.
Samuel-C and Clarissa-C,
Both drifting downward,
Smiling...now they understood
What each leaf was all about;
The forest and its brotherhood.
Samuel found the rush of
Being pushed so abruptly
Into blinding light intense.
He felt breath suddenly moving
In his lungs and his vision blurred,
The light....this new world...
It made him wince.
Clarissa floated in bliss,
Warm and safe...
Her new mother's heartbeat
Helping her, soothing her,
So she could acclimate.
"My turn will come soon,"
She thought to herself.
Gently, she sucked her thumb,
Feeling more nourishment...
Sharing her mother's health.
Two leaves yesterday,
Born and unborn babies today.
Samuel-C and Clarissa-C...
Helping knowledge and love
To continue Their way.
MEBH/@Copyright 6/2000
