The Last Leaf

Theres a tree in an open field

Branches reach for the sun

With the green of a thousand leaves

And a world that has just begun

For the springtime is here again

Buds and blossoms abound

Promises of the future days

And new life that is all around

See the last leaf shivering

As the winds did blow

Holding tight to what she knew

For fear of the unknown

Soon the spring turned to summertime

She could never deny

How she loved her home up there

In between the earth and sky

Still to drift on a summer breeze

Was to taste paradise

But that summer would turn to fall

And the autumn would turn to ice

See the last leaf shivering

As the winds did blow

Holding tight to what she knew

For fear of the unknown

In the harvest of golden days

Leaves were turning to fire

Dancing upon the autumn breeze

Like a princess on the high wire

One by one though the dancers dove

Spiralling to the ground

Carried off on a winter wind

Disappearing without a sound

See the last leaf shivering

As the winds did blow

Holding tight to what she knew

For fear of the unknown

So the last leaf took to flight

As the winds did blow

Holding tight to what could be

Finally letting go