Little leaf
spinning
refracting sunlight
dangling on some
spider’s line
like an ornament
in its design
One side dull
one side bright
Caught in a flash
of golden sunlight
Throwing out silver
to the deep blue sky
Little leaf
spinning
spinning
Like a child’s play
saying good morrow
to the bright shining day
spinning
spinning
in its plight
No rest can it find
until the night
when the spider’s web
is woven tight
under the silver moon
reflecting sunlight
and spinning
Spinning
in its plight
Little leaf
Little planet
Little moon
Spinning
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