Just a Leaf

The wavy border... a judicious mix of shades of red,  brown n' yellow, adds a  perfect touch to the flashy green. The groove going up the middle is the handiwork of a 'special effects' enthusiast. Nature sometimes offers ... lessons in art in your own backyard.

Being happy and contented brings peace within... which is what life is all about. Many many green fragments from those happy times, clog my memory cells and keep me afloat, during sudden setbacks.

At times, we do appear different but despite the visible differences, we are both leaves.

Taking a short stroll does have its benefits. That dot of cheer that stops you on your path, spreading its rays wide, seems to be saying... even the dark moments will pass. Nature creates its own style: Embellishing  its already lustrous leaves.

I hear that you've been learning about my basic structure and I've decided to help you learn better with some 'hands-on' learning material. Ah! You've finally got it. There's much more to a leaf than those dabs of green. 

Oh no! Ooh no! Help!! I spy something... Could it be a reptile lifting its hood, waiting for an opportune moment?   Oh dear! I've been fooled! Just a growing leaf, twisting and turning, curiously shaped, surveying the surroundings. Nature steps in, now and then, to add a touch of humour to our stressful lives.

The face is blurred but to the discerning eye it seems to be expressing... a sense of dissatisfaction with the lessening/destruction of green life in the neighbourhood and the shrinking lung spaces in an ever expanding city.

Sometimes there are two differing views to a story and we need to consider both.

A bit of green peeking out from the pages of a book seems to be saying... waiting for those caring hands to pick me up so that me and my friends can swing merrily, high up, as  fresh n' welcoming festoons, over doorways, over heads passing through, that are sometimes  wise,  at times funny,  sometimes young,  at times old.

A couple of green hearts in the vicinity reach out to you to say... bring in more of green.