Natural Aging

By Shae Hadden
Bio


Autumn leaves submit to scattering:

lying down on wet cement


like an abstract expression of natural beauty


captured by the elements in a


kaleidoscope of chaos


revealing the influence of time on life

In the foreground:
freshness and colour,
clearly defined edges that form
distinct boundaries to identify
each leaf.

In the background:
decomposed brown dullness,
edges lost in the fine gray surface,
merging forms of matter—
growing older into One.

The wisdom to grow closer need not wait
Until fall…

© 2006 Shae Hadden. All rights reserved.