Meditations on God

The falling leaves
have more dignity
than we
for they do not
cling to their past
longing to remain
as they were
nor do they
wish for change
or a future
that conforms to their demands
they merely accept their fate
as that which once lived
but now falls
for the sake
of those who will grow
in their place

THE DIGNITY OF LEAVES
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior

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