The wash hangs on the line
as this blustery day unfolds
in the month of May
just after the sun has risen.
As this blustery day unfolds,
a towel flies off the line
just after the sun has risen
and no one is around to catch it.
A towel flies off the line.
It is caught by the pre-dawn breeze
and no one is around to catch it
as it blows away from the fields.
It is caught by the pre-dawn breeze,
that single solitary leaf,
as it blows away from the fields
falling, falling, falling onto the towel.
A single solitary leaf
in the month of May,
falling, falling, falling onto the towel
while the wash hangs on the line.
--- By Heather Christie
Grade 8,
Davisville Middle School
