Deb Fowler - Alone (revised)

I stand tall, naked
limbs extended to the sun

proudly, I reach for the sky
fragmented clouds encircle

rooted, I sway to a breeze
a gentle dance with autumn

Thinly, I shiver
as below me they gather

the pool of leaves
that have forsaken me.

Deb Fowler

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/alone-revised/