| Ode to the Last Leaf Left By Don Henderson Jan 21, 2010 (After the passing of John Farrell) Last Leaf Left Looking Lonesome All have fallen One by one Until there was only one A family of leaves formed foliage full Now only one remained, rightly set One left, for what purpose it? Lord has a leafy loft For the one left It looks so lonesome there As I stare It was left behind to watch over The Family Tree And keep her roots. All the others have gone, Grasping for a resting place Long after green gone, life left leaf alone Acorns have fallen What a Re-Leaf!! I ask, “Why did you Leaf Us Alone”? I know you have a reason Soon shall it Spring Season be New Leaves, lavishly leaf-out Spring shall surely come forth, You are not leafed alone As I stare into the branches and Anticipate when that lonesome leaf Might fall, I continue to realize that There will be new leaves, new branches And new limbs And really, we all are connected with The Tree of life Whose roots reach deep and Far beyond our human sight May our Family know that Our Family Tree And all our connections will be returned to dirt and Again will rise as new New life, new branch, New Tree Thank you God For our family *Note: This ode was inspired by John’s passing. I went out to our front yard and saw a single leaf still left hanging there and it reminded me of family and how they have all passed one by one until there are only a few members of the original family left |
| John Farrell Feb 14, 1944-Jan 21, 2010 |
