Have you ever?

Have you ever really examined a leaf? Have you pushed it up to your nostrils until you were intoxicated by its smell? Have you wrapped it round your finger like a ring? I will tell my husband one day to find a ring which fits as snuggly as this leaf. Its veins press into my skin, slowing the circulation of blood, that I would feel their presence. The top side of this green ring is smooth, with a waxy cuticle to protect it from the sun. Below are soft, white hairs and holes which open and close to exchange the daily necessities. As I look into my hand, I wonder if I will ever be as efficient as this leaf is at collecting the sun's rays, converting them to energy, and bursting from the earth.