Scene 14: Faux Escapade

Dancing leaves
all red and green and beautiful
flirt and chase
through the shadows
of trunks and branches
dressed somberly

Skipping leaves
all young and free and weightless
flit and skirt
through the tangles
of branches and wind
blowing grievingly

Walking leaves
all simple and careless and charming
wish and reach
through the wails
of wind and night
dawning longingly

Falling leaves
all single and hopeless and beaten
crawl and fight
through the snarls
of night and roots
snatching jealously