:: The Force Of Nature ::
Saw the first ray of sunlight
Sent a glimmer down the spine
The water was just right
Slithered up in a straight line
Grew tall and grew strong
An interesting beauty crafted and wrought
The only way was up and nothing could go wrong
Or so we thought
Time trickled like the odd drop from a tap
Left unnoticed it stacked up on itself
The years swelled when it seemed like an afternoon nap
It was too late to relish, it was too late to delve
What seemed like a natural loss
It was so hard to take
Build over years of love and care
But when it fell, it did like a flake
If I had the chance I would turn back the clock
To tell the seedlings there were a treasured lot
For when the time came for the leaves to drop
They dropped too soon, too soon we all forgot
Hamid
27 February
0159H
