Poetry Corner

Happiness surrounds me

by Nicole Epstein

Happiness is the humid days becoming breezy

hues

The leaves of red, orange, brown and green

falling from the trees

The lakes flattening out and tops going down

Happiness shows when the leaves start

blowing past

We smile softly as fall arrives and happiness

surrounds us

A leaf elegant and divine

In the shape of a tulip falling down from the

sky

Red it is but cardinal I see

I am overcome with the happiness that

surrounds me

Happiness is the smell of cider, pine and m aple

effort lessly running through my nose

Happiness is the crinkling, crunch underneath

your feet

The leaf I see is happiness to me

Fall Ground

by Brian Hassett

The leaf holds all of the truths of man in it

No matter the size or shape, all are seen within

it

The veins are like the pathways of life, and

numerous they are

Branching out like decisions

Color, like a golden fading sunset, shows the

circle of life

The golden start of life that leads into the

orange,

That leads into the blood red of the midlife

years

And finally, the black edges of death that

awaits us all in the end

The leaves all rustle together on the trees, and

Crashing on the beach

Creating a symphony like an ocean wave

Texture like the skin of a long dead animal

Nothing compares to how a leaf pile smells on

a crisp fall day

A dry hay pile of vibrant colors

Though in every pile,

m any leaves aren't colorful

These are the lies in life

Mankind must dig through them to find the

colorful ones...

The truth