the lesson of the falling leaves
the leaves believe
such letting go is love
such love is faith
such faith is grace
such grace is god
i agree with the leaves
-by Lucille Clifton
When I can let go, I truly love. When I can truly love, I have faith. When I have faith, I have been graced. When I have grace, I have god with me.
It's a poem about a cycle of letting go, love, faith, grace, and god.
The leaves are tied in to create a common noun that everyone is familiar with or has experienced.
She does not capitalize anything because the entire poem is simplistic and is over a very "soft" subject. Capitalizing words would give unnecessary importance to things when she is trying to simplifie everything. She is trying to show that this is how the cycle goes for everyone. Not capitalizing God or I makes everyone equal.
It is about the cycle of letting go and she writes it in a cyclical fashion, yes? Good work.
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