☆°▪︎ THE DYING GREEN ▪︎°☆

The 

sweet,

sleepy,

.

a

n

d

.

serene . . .

.

.

.

a

r

e

the

.

f

a

l

l

i

n

g

.

drifting 

leaves

.

f

r

o

m

the 

trees . . .

.

.

.

f

a

l

l

i

n

g

drifting . . .

.

.

.

f

a

l

l

i

n

g

drifting . . .

.

.

.

f

a

l

l

i

n

g

drifting . . .

.

.

.

i

n

the 

breeze . . .

.

.

.

f

a

l

l

i

n

g

from

.

t

h

e

trees . . .

.

.

.

f

a

l

l

i

n

g

from

.

t

h

e

trees . . .

.

.

.

o

f

how

things

– 

used

.

t

o

.

be . . .

.

.

.

drifting

.

i

n

.

the

breeze . . .

.

.

.

drifting

.

i

n

.

the

breeze . . .

.

.

.

drifting

.

i

n

.

the

breeze . . .

.

.

.

o

f

a

.

n

e

w

.

regime . . .

.

.

.

 ~ of

a

.

n

e

w

.

regime . . .

.

.

.

where

.

t

h

e

sweet,

sleepy,

.

a

n

d

.

serene . . .

.

.

.

wake

to

.

t

h

e

dying

green . . .

.

.

.

 ~ they

wake

to

.

t

h

e

dying

green . . .

.

.

.

o

f

someone

else’s

dream,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

grieve

.

t

h

e

.

lack

.

o

f

.

peace

.

i

t

.

brings . . .

.

.

.

f

o

r

– 

it’s

truly

.

n

o

t

.

where

– 

they

otherwise

.

w

o

u

l

d

.

mean

.

t

o

.

be.

Reflection: This was a reflective-themed poem that I wrote back in August of 2016 in reflection of those who tend to go with the flow, complain when things don’t go their way, but rarely fight for much of anything. So, in short, they get what they get – and that is all.