Leaf

Leaf

I brought you home
Wrapped in on yourself
A spiral of green as bright as the sun you swallow
Neat, your edges protected by your palms
I marvelled at you.

I showed you around.
We spoke, a little.

You, uncurled
My world, now your world.

The others: babes from different scenes
Drank their water from distant sills
Edges, long unfurled
Teased, creased, crinkled and curled
By the winds that just keep changing.

You, rooted your changes in me.
I watched, I watch
Your seasons ebb and flow like the sea.

Now you stand tall
Slow eclipse that bathes us all
In cool shade enough to rest.
Now it's you that watches me.
Now it's you that knows best