Sacrifice

All season long

Winter prepares for Spring,

pushes stubborn leaves

from their perch

so new ones

have a place to grow.

Some fall on grass,

some on moss,

some on naked ground,

and some fall into the fire.

They sizzle for a moment

before they’re gone.

The others will be pushed

to the curb for the city to haul away.

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