The Little Yellow Leaf

Leaves swirl through the air, pumpkins ripen, and geese take flight. But one lone yellow leaf clings to its branch and thinks, Not yet. Not yet, as the harvest moon blooms "amber in the starry sky." Not yet, as the nights grow long. Not yet, when there's a dusting of snow. Then, high on an icy branch, there is a flash of scarlet-another leaf is still holding tight. "Will you?" Little Scarlet Leaf asks. "I will!" says Little Yellow Leaf. "And one, two, three, they let go and soared." Full-color collages.