Ash leaves

Still waiting for the ginkgo down the block to drop all its leaves at once, a regular fall occurrence. Working to hear the ash leaves in back talk with each other.

The ash leaves

In back

Are half green,

Half yellow.

The fall light

Illuminates them

So both show

The same.

They hold the branches,

Promise each other

To let go

At the same time,

Wait for fall wind

Or rain

To join each other,

Cover the grass.