As time passed, the little green leaf grew.
Using the sunlight and water,
She churned out food day and night.
She took pride in the growth of the tree.

She looked around when other trees shed their leaves,
Glad she could hang on and go about her work.
Flowers and fruits grew galore,
There were birds and bees too to chatter to.

Time passed, and so did everything that is tied to time.
The slight yellow line in her started spreading out.
She felt weak and tired during day and night,
Her favorite windy days turned into nightmares.

On days when she thought it was all over,
She would be glad to see another ray of sun.
Now, every day came as a surprise,
As she tried her best to just hang on.

Then one day, when she least expected,
She found herself flying in the air.
She looked at the tree she belonged,
Standing tall and mighty with flowers and fruits.

The tree looked just as fine as it always had,
Filled with leaves like her.
All of them working as hard as they could,
Reminding her of the days of her youth.

She suddenly felt good and sad.
Good about what she had done so far, 
And sad about not knowing what lay ahead.
She decided to wait and find out.

As she lay there, slowly becoming part of the soil
She still felt the wind and the sun and saw the birds and the bees
They did not mean anything to her now
But was glad they meant the world to the green leaves on the tree

As she closed her eyes, ready to be gone forever,
She felt the tree waking her up,
And sucking her through the roots right to its heart
And saying how much she was appreciated.

She lay there for a very long time
And when she opened her eyes again
She was a small little leaf , hanging on the same old tree
She smiled and looked at the sun and swayed in the wind

She knew it was time to repeat the same process all over again
She looked at the tree and thought she saw it wink
And she lost all memories of what had happened so far
She was a new leaf , young and hardworking

She did what she had done so many times
Each time it felt like the first time ever 
And this will go on for ever and ever
Until the tree falls down and never gets up again .

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