How The Leaves Came Down Poem by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey

How The Leaves Came Down

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'I'll tell you how the leaves came down,'
The great Tree to his children said:
'You're getting sleepy, Yellow and Brown,
Yes, very sleepy, little Red.
It is quite time to go to bed.'
'Ah!' begged each silly, pouting leaf,
'Let us a little longer stay;
Dear Father Tree, behold our grief!
'Tis such a very pleasant day,
We do not want to go away.'
So, for just one more merry day
To the great Tree the leaflets clung,
Frolicked and danced, and had their way,
Upon the autumn breezes swung,
Whispering all their sports among—
'Perhaps the great Tree will forget,
And let us stay until the spring,
If we all beg, and coax, and fret.'
But the great Tree did no such thing;
He smiled to hear their whispering.
'Come, children, all to bed,' he cried;
And ere the leaves could urge their prayer,
He shook his head, and far and wide,
Fluttering and rustling everywhere,
Down sped the leaflets through the air.
I saw them; on the ground they lay,
Golden and red, a huddled swarm,
Waiting till one from far away,
White bedclothes heaped upon her arm,
Should come to wrap them safe and warm.
The great bare Tree looked down and smiled.
'Good-night, dear little leaves,' he said.
And from below each sleepy child
Replied, 'Good-night,' and murmured,
'It is so nice to go to bed!'

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: children
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Edward Kofi Louis 07 January 2015

Nice piece of work. Thanks for sharing this poem with us. E.K.L.

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Susan Williams 11 October 2015

Such a sweet delight even for adults but I imagine children would beg to have this read to them again and again

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Edward Kofi Louis 11 October 2015

Fluttering and rustling everywhere. Nice piece of work.

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Kanniappan Kanniappan 11 October 2015

Very nice poem to be recited to children.

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Rahman Henry 11 October 2015

Nicely penned. Lovely rhyme. Good piece of poetic work.

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Douglas Scotney 11 October 2015

reminds me of my own 'To A Leaf Of The Acer Palmatum'

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