Leaf's Scar
Life to a chemical process,
Crossings of awe and science.
Carbohydrates slow,
Disappearing CO2 & H2O.
Chlorophyll's green,
Orangish baits Carotene,
Yellow Xanthophyll,
Anthocyanin's red, brown and purple.
Residue of pigments
Making a canvas brilliant.
Limbs cellular development
Brings the leaf's detriment.
Heavy, its own weight.
Blown by winds of fate,
Sever and fall to the earth floor,
Terra firma nourished once more.
Thousands of miniscule pinpoints
Growth covering the joint
Of the fallen apparel.
Arbors embracing skies sterile.
Along its many limbs
Signs of healing begin.
Amongst nature's bizarre
How powerful the leaf's scar.
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