Seasonal Masks

A Japanese Maple Tree

holds secrets in its leaves

One color covers another and hidden under it

 another pigment forms,

and in between appearing and disappearing,

colors that we can't even fathom

decorate the leaves.

Maple's colors reveal themselves

if you watch it everyday;

then, you'll know

when the green mask gradually

disintegrates, revealing the others

in mystical arrays

and creating new masks too

so vivid in hues

and yet...

the green mask returns.

Nature's colors, so dependent

on moisture, on temperature, on light

show different pigments

and combinations of intensity
throughout the year.

These pigments

reflect color back to us, but

what happens to the colors that get absorbed?

Do they exist?

I say YES!

For the story doesn't stop here-
some pigments save the world
and just from a green pigment
called chlorophyll
life goes on and on...

 What is it in the leaves of the Japanese maple

that give it magical abilities?

Hidden under many masks
the Japanese Maple simply is...

what it is meant to be.

A poem by Chrom-BeaN inspired by BeaN-chrome's photo
   (** The prefix Chrom- and the suffix -chome both mean color)   

BeaNspiration: Look for colorful transformations everywhere!