Sent with an envelope of fall leaves

[Gwaihir]

You said you missed the northern fall.

Each tree cheered me with its bright leaves,

And so, I gathered these for you.

The strange shaped elm in graveyard grew,

That one I plucked by running brook.

 

And yet when I inspect my work,

This isn’t fall that I have here.

They’re pretty leaves and nothing more.

I couldn’t send you the whole oak.

You cannot see the sugar gum,

Majestic in it’s multiple-

Each leaf concentric colors grows

 

And yet enjoy my little gift,

Each leaf was picked with loving care

When I see each, I see its tree

So they have brought much joy to me

[Peredhil]

This made me think of the difference between the intrinsic value of a gift, and the symbolic value.

 

Thank you.

[reverie]

am reminded of Robert Frost and Max Ehrmann... I like the softness of your tone... almost theraputic... gives it an insightfull feel...

 

very nice..

 

 

rev...

[Ayshela]

Very nice.

Not only a symbolic gift, a bit of something someone loves and misses, but the gift of thought and caring.

To be cared about enough that someone would give such a gift is in itself a gift.