Autumn coffee time

"Staring into space,
I sat below a ginkgo tree.
When a leaf caught my eye;
As if a golden butterfly
Lost adrift the blue sky,
Falling gently to earth
To lick at my foundations.
Only to be followed by
A gilded barrage —
Countless ginkgo leaves
Falling in tandem,
As if the tree was weeping
And time had slowed."

Poglobe - The Ginkgo Tree

Model: Ginkgo leaf
Designer: Peter Engel
Diagram: "Origami Odyssey" book