summer turns into autumn
sun still beaming, but cool
and the squirrels prepare for days
where weather won't be so kind

the trees dread the coming
of the cooler, colder days
when leaves will loosen their grasp
on the branches they call home

the trees and leaves fight this season change
for they don't want to loose touch
the leaf promises "I won't leave you"
and the tree holds it close "I won't either"

although they try so hard
hold on so tight
the leaf slips through the trees woven arms
and falls to where it shatters, crumbles into tiny pieces

oh how tree sobs sap for days and days
if they had only held on tighter
maybe leaf wouldn't have fallen

then autumn turns into winter
and winter turns into spring
the leaf is now part of the land
where a squirrel forgot a seed

the seed grows into a large fine tree
who's place is right next to another
this tree wraps around the other
climbing up to see
who it could be

and then they realize
their long lost friend
tree embraces tree
and they hug
endlessly