Wind Chimes

 

The icy winds don't spare

The Tree stands forlorn

Bereft of all it's leaves

Bereft of all that defines it

Just a stump and some bare limbs

A sad version of what it once was

Now, nothing remains the same

The icy winds blow

No leaves left to cast away

The musical  Wind Chimes ring

The Leaves are all aground

Slowly 

Nourishing the roots as they merge

The Leaves become the Roots

Slowly

The Tree will sprout green again

The  Wind Chimes ring

Reminding the tree

Nothing ever really Leaves

Everything Remains

Just in a different way