Pears Fall Off The Tree Poem by Kevin Rottweiler

look at the pears
falling off the tree
as insects scurry about
even squirrels take a peek
fruit for the taking
an earthworm shudders
goes back underground
kind of lazy today
for the tunnel rodents
and a newer blade of grass
surfaces from the dirt
kind of makes his statement
happy plants
happy birds
but they hear the pears
falling
and they fall silently
like fragments of one's heart
good pears
but falling
weak branches?
weak vine?
but they are good pears
with personality
because nature sees them
falling on the ground
helpless
but feeding the predators
but the predators need help too!
pears falling off the trees
landing on the grass
some tangle with leaves
some roll a foot away
some have teeth marks
from birds
and they fall silently
like fragments of one's heart