Letting Go

by Rukmini Walker

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Autumn leaves show how—

Be electrified by light! 

One glides down to earth

Or wind-spirited

Thousands rustling down the street

Lemmings to their glad demise

Whole city ablaze

Swan song of red, yellow and green

Give your best til death

Stark trees seek the sky 

Sentinels release the past

Leaf, moment— each gift!