The Yellow Leaf
written by: Bipul Banerjee
It was time for the yellow leaf
To disengage and fall down
From the branch it clung to for ages
Gravity escorted it on a new journey
The wind propelled it to a new destination
Leaving behind a temporary void
The greener leaves didn’t jump to conclusions
About the fall
About the empty space
For all know their fate one day
While you are still hanging around
Why not devour the sunlight
Drink the morning dew
Feel the breeze hot or cold
The fall is sure to come
The void is definite to happen
An atom of green has just sprouted
In the place vacated by the yellow
The temporary void shall soon be forgotten
The cycle of nature shall wheel on
So why not see the green while you still await your fall?
The author is management leader by profession. He has 5 research publications to his name in the field of CRM and two book chapters. A well read and vastly published poet. Featured among 100 emerging poets of Asia. Featured poet of the month in Poetry Soup in 2016-17. Featured poet as contemporary Asian poets of 2016-17. Featured artist of the week in The 13Alphabet Magazine - 2017-18. Featured artist at the St. Charles Artsfest gallery - Chicago 2018. Conferred ‘The Author of the year 2018’ by Story mirror. 20 international and 25 national poetry publications in paper backs and e-books. Popularly known as ‘Dusk’ in literary circles.
Latest posts by Bipul Banerjee ('Dusk') (see all)
- Darkness - March 13, 2024
- The Yellow Leaf - November 22, 2023
- Folded Wings - August 19, 2023
