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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=350719" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The element of determination</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I will be the last leaf<br>To fall<br>From this tall tree<br>This fall</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Was my thinking<br>When I chose to strike<br>Three months back<br>On a much extended<br>Branch of this oak tree<br>By the side of the road</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Things started changing<br>Over the period<br>And there was<br>A steady dropp in temperature<br>Many leaves much above me<br>And by the side of me<br>Changing colours<br>From yellow to purple<br>Waiting for the ultimate fall</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But I am yet to change<br>Maintaining my original green<br>Active still producing<br>Carbohydrates with my chlorophyl<br>Despite the weak solar input</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I was very happy<br>As most of the leaves<br>Have fallen<br>Changing the colour <br>Of the lawn beneath<br>From the grassy green to<br>The leafy yellow</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It so happened<br>That I was the lone green leaf<br>In the entire tree<br>Left unturned to yellow</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The very next afternoon<br>A scientist, botanist must be, <br>Reached over me<br>Standing on a ladder<br>Examined me with a<br>Magnifying glass<br>Ran his fingers over me</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And to my dismay <br>Plucked me from the branch</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Though crying within<br>I was glad <br>I am the last leaf<br>To fall</div><div style="margin:10px 0">“Dr Wilson, what could be<br>There special in this leaf<br>Which managed to stand green<br>And strong so long<br>With no signs of falling<br>Even at the peak of<br>This fall”<br>Said Dr Van Buren, <br>The botanist</div><div style="margin:10px 0">A portion of mine<br>Was bleached<br>A portion of mine<br>Was digested in acid<br>My extracts<br>Were chromatographed, <br>Electro-phoresised<br>Atomic absorption spectrographed</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Dr Wilson<br>Phoned up to<br>Dr Van Buren<br>“There is nothing analysed<br>Abnormal and special<br>With the contents<br>Of the leaf sample<br>Given here for anaysis.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But, I could sense<br>The element of determination<br>In this leaf<br>Which made it<br>Strick on<br>Despite all odds”</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Bashyam+Narayanan">Bashyam Narayanan</a><div class=q>
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To fall
From this tall tree
This fall

Was my thinking
When I chose to strike
Three months back
On a much extended
Branch of this oak tree
By the side of the road

Things started changing
Over the period
And there was
A ste..."></div>
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