Ode To The Last Leaf

Colleen Dillon

Just a little something to take off the chill of the recent polar vortex here in MN. Thanks for listening!!!

ODE to the LAST LEAF

VERSE 1
This season is ending
Last leaf on the tree
When you’re the last leaf
Let go and be free
Free to fall
To the hard ground below
Knowing that soon you’ll be
covered in snow

VERSE 2
You’re still hanging on
Cuz you’re tougher than most
Survived all the windstorms
And kept your green close
You didn’t want to change
Or leave your friends here
They’re gone now and it’s time
To see your way clear

CHORUS
Find peace and let go
last leaf on the tree
You’ve budded and blossomed and fluttered for me
For all of us here
Who’ll see the next round
We’ll never forget
All the good that we found

Under your branches
In the soil down below
Your beauty and wisdom
Forever will grow

Under your branches
In the soil down below
Your beauty and wisdom
Forever will grow

VERSE 3
Take heart that your work
To bring beauty and shade
Will be here in spirit
There’s no need to wait
You’ve done all you can
New life will spring
The birds give their blessing
With each song they sing

CHORUS
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