摟樹葉– 秋2023年10月15日

十歲學校掃樹葉，積肥為農汗流淌。

袋裝肩扛皆樹葉，棄書操場變課堂。

爾今六十摟樹葉，皆因金葉落地長。

誰說葉落須歸根？風吹輕葉飄四方。

秋季來時樹葉落，冬去春來生長忙。

根枝交錯盼葉歸，葉壯高飛落她鄉。

金葉落時須勤摟，末待無葉空惆悵。

五色落葉編地毯，秋時摟去根無傷.

 

Note: I went to the 2-acre backyard and started collecting fallen broad leaves under a big aspen tree. While sieving the leaves, I wondered if all leaves would have fallen to the tree's trunk, and how far away from its root. When wind blows (an opportunity), leaves may fly high and far away from its root; when quiet and peaceful, leaves may just fall near the trunk and stay with their root.