Falling Leaves

I've read about falling leaves in fifty thousand poems novels and so on watched leaves falling in fifty thousand movies seen leaves fall fifty thousand times fall drift and rot felt their dead shush shush fifty thousand times underfoot in my hands on my fingertips but I'm still touched by falling leaves especially those falling on boulevards especially chestnut leaves and if kids are around if it's sunny and I've got good news for friendship especially if my heart doesn't ache and I believe my love loves me especially if it's a day I feel good about people I'm touched by falling leaves especially those falling on boulevards especially chestnut leaves Nazim Hikmet