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A h a n g i n g l e a f c a t c h e s p a c e , Since long but how come
G e t s o n t o a s w i n g , Y o u ' d d o n e It smells like you
T h e s a m e , I w i s h y o u h e l d after a long time,
A f a l l e n o r a n g e l e a f i n f r o n t o f y o u r Smells like poetry
f a c e , That I'd written
D e a r d a m e .
Maybe some parting
I r e s t r i c t m y m i n d , l i k e a l e a f Verses are just like that.
a t t a c h e d t o a t r e e .
Maybe it is better to be
A f t e r i t h a s f a l l e n , t h e l e a f i s f r e e .
A leaf and turn into
S i m u l t a n e o u s l y i t w i t h e r s
A fallen one someday.
A n d r o l l w i t h t h e w i n d o n t h e g r o u n d
I leave the last bit of
T o p l a c e s u n k n o w n , a n y w h e r e i t c a n
Your dried memory
b e f o u n d .
Alone on the window pane.
Y o u ' v e m o v e d o n m y f a l l e n l e a f ,
Maybe it'll just fly away.
H o p e f u l o f a n e w l i f e , f o r
The memories of the leaf
M e y o u ' l l w i t h e r a l i t t l e a n d
Will remain ones that
I ' l l d i e a l i t t l e e v e r y d a y h a v i n g
Made a subtle foray
Y o u n o t w i t h m e , I ' v e l o s t y o u .
And had it in it,
T h i s f e e l i n g i s w o r s e t h a n
To make me the
F l o a t i n g d o w n l i f e ' s s t r e a m .
Dust on an ashtray.
B i t b y b i t , v e i n b y v e i n ,

M e m o r y b y m e m o r y ,
Did the leaf just tell me of
I t e a r y o u i n t o b i t s a n d
The need to move on?
P i e c e s a n d t h r o w y o u
A w a y f r o m t h e w a r m t h ,
O u t o f t h e w i n d o w o n t o

T h e c o l d s t r e e t s . A n d n o w ,
I ' v e t h e l a s t b i t i n m y h a n d .
I n i t i a l l y i t w a s d i f f i c u l t t o
T e a r y o u a p a r t , y o u w e r e
S t r o n g e r o r I w a s w e a k e r .
A s y o u l o s t p a r t s o f y o u r s e l f ,
T o m a k e b i t s o u t o f y o u
I t b e c a m e e a s i e r .
B u t I s t o p b e f o r e I t h r o w
T h i s l a s t b i t .
I t h a d l o s t s m e l l
E v e n t h a t o f w i t h e r i n g

Ms. Bhaswati Mukherjee