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a leaf that falls
 
into a stream
 
begins a long journey to the sea
 
 
a leaf that falls
 
beneath a tree
 
feeds the forest floor
 
 
a leaf that falls
 
into my outstretched hand
 
is mine to hold forever
 

From – Of Light and Reflection

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Copyright 1992

Patrick M. O’Neil

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Poem Reference: Collection 7, ID=139