Saturday, January 5, 2008

The Soccer Game



It seems like
the wind has been
blowing for days.

The tall grass is
facing northwest, tired
of the indecision surrounding
the upcoming election.

The leaves appeared to be
playing soccer this morning,
with the players tirelessly
running back and forth
on the field.

The wind chimes
cheered the leaf
players along,
encouraging them
to keep running
despite the bitter cold.

Now it is dusk and
the field is almost
cleared of the leaves.
They finished their game
and decided
to spend the night
next to the wood pile.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The same game was played in our yard. The same wind chimes were cheering on the leaves. Were we watching the same game? We're sure there will be a rematch!
Don & Shirley

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