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Orange Leaves

June 7, 2015
By VivaFariy GOLD, Los Angeles, California
VivaFariy GOLD, Los Angeles, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It&#039;s a way of understanding it.&quot;<br /> ~~~<br /> &quot;You&#039;ve gotta dance like there&#039;s no one watching, love like you&#039;ll never be hurt, sing like there&#039;s no one listening, and live like it&#039;s heaven on earth.&quot;<br /> &ldquo;The most important words a man can say are, &quot;I will do better.&rdquo; <br /> ― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer


Last leaves on an empty tree,

scattered,
concealing the bare branches,
revealing
bright patches of orange -
the remnants of beauty.
 
Last hope on a desolate plain,
isolated,
a single blade of grass,
at last,
that little bit of joy
before the next rain.
 
Like a lily pad on a dirty lake,
or a daisy amid the endless weeds,
orange flowers on leafless trees
bring the hope, remove the sorrow,
carry life forwards, towards tomorrow.


The author's comments:

This is nature - always changing, leaving some prettiness, taking some away. This is hope - the signs of a better tomorrow. This is life - spotting the little bit of good among the bad.


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