December Leaves

 

The fallen leaves are cornflakes

That fill the lawn’s wide dish,

And night and moon, the wind’s a spoon

That stirs them with a swish.

The sky’s a silver sifter

A-sifting white and slow,

That gently shakes

On crisp brown flakes

The sugar known as snow.

 

Kaye Starbird (1916-1993)

4 comments on “December Leaves

  1. Margaret Page says:

    Love the corn flakes and white sugar!

  2. bflyguy says:

    Recalls to me the last line of the last poem written by Archibald Lampman. ‘Silence,frost and beauty everywhere’.

  3. Debra says:

    What a lovely poem. Thanks for sharing. I still have my copy of The Hermit Crab on my bulletin board that you had given me. 🙂

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