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Leaves are the flowers of fall.
—Unknown
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fallen leaves—
the abbot sweeps
around them
—John Brandi
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What is it the wind has lost
that she keeps looking for
under each leaf?
—Braided Creek
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How beautifully leaves grow old, how full of light and color are their last days.
—John Burroughs
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i catch
the maple leaf—
then let
it go
—John Wills
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Poem: Leaf Litter on Rock Face
Poem: Gathering Leaves in Grade School
Poem: The Way the Leaves Keep Falling
Poem: “Thin little leaves of wood fern, ribbed and toothed”
Sōji no nochi no fūkei/掃除の後の風景