Six Word Fridays - Leaf

In case you haven't noticed from reading my blog, I love blog hops.      There are a lot of different blog hops in the blogging world, with new ones constantly being added.  Just Google blog hop and take a peek.

The blog hop at Adrienne's Six Word Fridays - Leaf is pretty broad as to writing style, except for the one sure thing, that each line must not have more than six words in it.  This is my composition for this post being linked to Six Word Fridays - Leaf.

 In the autumn of its days

the leaf hangs on for all

it is worth as it moves

gently with the cool fall breeze.

When the light is just right,

it displays its beautiful crimson veins

even more brilliantly, but it senses

that something is not quite right,

and at times it is hard

to cling to the branch, like

when the squirrel scampers straight toward

it.  Such sudden movements frighten the

leaf.  Many other leaves have already

fallen because of the unexpected bustle

which caused the branch to dip

or shake.  A few crows fly

to the tree to pay a 

visit to the leaf, but their 

cawing is very loud and too

frequent, making the leaf feel confused,

because communications that once were plain

and easy to understand, just aren't

anymore, but it guessed it was

better than not having any visitors.

Now the leaf is alone on 

the branch except for a few

 whose colors have faded even more,

and who talk of just going

 home, not realizing they are home.

  Some just hang and wait, not

not even speaking, but waiting for

a sweet release, perhaps in winter.