On the ornamental cherry the leaves
Hang oval and heavy,
Golden-green against the sun.
How lovely they are,
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the last stanza is so poignant and heart warming! a great poem, Susy.
When I was a boy, me and my mates, in autumn, would walk along the pavement, kicking the fallen leaves as high as we could. I can't kick them as high now though. This poem brought back that random memory for me.