PLENTY OF ROOM

The town was packed this morning, everyone enjoying the
sun, arms stretched across the back of the benches.  There are
some trees up near the market and, August or not, a leaf had fallen 
off one of them and lay right in front of me. 
So beautiful I had to write about it.  

PLENTY OF ROOM

Full of leaf
This world is.
Full of stem and stalk,
Leaf and tree.

Full of leaf.
Full of lazy snails
Creeping towards dinner.
Of whip-smart ants
Flying in flawless battalions.
Cogitating, debating,
Thinking hard thoughts
Of nipping and of biting.

This world is
Full of leaf.
Full of chlorophyll and colour,
Of green and brown,
Russet and yellow
Of white leaves and black.

Full of shape and little leaf veins,
Full of tiny tiny spiders
Weaving little tiny webs
All over the fallen leaves.

This world is
Full of leaf.
With plenty of room
For more.

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