The Leaves Are Falling Off the Trees
The leaves are falling off the trees.
It’s fun to watch them whirl.
It only takes the slightest breeze
to make them swoop and swirl.
They twist and spin, they dip and dance.
Their flights are acrobatic.
They do this yearly, not by chance;
instead, it’s autumn-matic.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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Reading Level: Grade 3
Topics: Seasonal Poems
Poetic Techniques: Alliteration, Assonance, Descriptive Poems, Imagery, Pun Poems, Rhyme Schemes
Word Count: 54
About This Poem
It’s October, and the weather has finally started turning cold. The leaves are changing colors and beginning to fall, swirling and spinning in the breeze. I’ve already written a couple of Halloween poems this month, so I thought I’d do something a little different, something that simply celebrates the season itself.
The idea for the ending of this poem came to me almost instantly, and I knew I had to write the whole thing just to build up to that moment. I hope you enjoy it.
And if you like this poem about the change of the seasons, here are a few more autumn poems you might want to read:
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