I walked down the river, this time, not as far as I once went. Then something urged me to keep going. Life is not all about what keeps us happy. We must suffer a bit sometimes. I was due for punishment.
So I walked further down than I usually did. Then walked away from the river. Fir some, the water brings peace. For others, it’s too noisy.
Away from the river I found a leaf. It was old and beaten up. It was brown and had been punctured. Curious, I stared at it and wondered. Then, just as I suspected, I flipped it over and found that it was green and a bit damp with life.
What a wonderful surprise. I smiled, turning the leaf in my hand, looking back and forth. Then, I walked up a bit further, saw the tree where it had come from along with other leaves making a scattered pile. Somewhere between the tree and river.
I soon walked back up the hill. Bones aching. Body aching. Then got back on the path and attached the leaf onto the top part of my walking stick.
Came back home. Put the leaf next to the rocks from the river, a branch from a tree, soil from the ground, grass from the meadow, and from long days past, a momento of the first item picked up, a fossil of some sort. All still, and now neatly collected.
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Yes, these leaves teach us a lot! Nice story!!
I enjoyed reading this piece. Your attention to detail comes across really well in your writing. This piece is a great example of the fact that just writing about our simple life experiences can be excellent pieces of writing. We do not have to only write about monumentous experiences. I like the alliteration/repetition you used when you wrote, “Bones aching. Body aching.” This is a nice touch, and makes your writing more interesting. My only critique is the misspelling of, “For” in your second paragraph.
Quite a picturesque and detailed description with nice flow of thought. The author has couched essence of life in his lines “Then something urged me to keep going. Life is not all about what keeps us happy. We must suffer a bit sometimes. I was due for punishment.” Very simply he connects it up to the pain in his statement “Bones aching. Body aching.” Above all his attempt to reflect a great change as the title reflects needs some thing more . Title indicates a great change. Needs some more to show the change. But the description carries the reader all through curiously looking for the “new leaf” related to life . …….. kranand