Autumn leaves tremble
     faintly in the dawn
  wind and winter play,
           here and gone.

Threads break, leaves fall,
     snow drifts down
                covers autumn leaves
       silent below

Wind wakes spring buds
             sun finds day
       rain falls gently
washes snow away

Day breaks, petals fall
           silent as the snow
     Earth takes the autumn leaves
        to the damp below

Summer leaves tremble
         faintly in the dawn
    sense the waiting autumn
             here and gone.

NsB 27-Jul-07
"Remembering winter"