ﻭﺭﺍﻕ ﺍﻟﺨﺮﻳﻒ
ﺃﻋﺮﺽ ﻓﻘﺪ ﻧﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺰﻣﺎﻥ ﺑﺬﻛﺮﻫﺎ ***** ﻭﻋﻔﺖ ﻣﺮﺍﺑﻊ ﺃﻫﻠﻬﺎ ﺃﺳﻤﺎﺀ
ﻭﺟﻔﺘﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﻯ ﺃﻧﺴﺎﻣﻬﺎ ***** ﺣﺘﻰ ﺃﺗﺖ ﻓﻲ ﺇﺛﺮﻫﺎ ﺍﻷﺩﻭﺍﺀ
ﻭﺍﻧﺘﺎﺑﺖ ﺍﻟﺸﻜﻮﻯ ﻟﻀّﺮ ﺃﺿﻠﻌﻲ ***** ﻭﺍﺣﺘﺎﺭ ﻓﻲ ﺣﻜﻢ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﻯ ﺍﻟﺤﻜﻤﺎﺀ
ﻭﻣﻀﺖ ﺳﻨﻲّ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﺮ ﺗﺘﺮﻯ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻬﺎ ***** ﺇﻻ ﺷﻘﺎﺀ ﻣﻔــﺮﻁ ﻭﻋﻨـــــﺎﺀ
ﺑﺎﺗﺖ ﺗﻨﺎﻭﺷﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﻬﻤﻮﻡ ﻭﺃﻃﺒﻘﺖ ***** ﻣﻦ ﻛـﻞِّ ﺻﻮﺏ ﻏﻴﻤﺔ ﺳﻮﺩﺍﺀ
ﻓﺄﻛﺎﺩ ﻻ ﺃﻧﻬﻲ ﻟﻜــﺮﺏٍ ﺟـــــﻮﻟﺔ ً ***** ﺇﻻ ﺃﺗﺘﻨﻲ ﻏـﺎﺭﺓ ﺷـﻌﻮﺍﺀ
ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺑﺪﺕ ﻟﻲ ﺳﻨﺤﺔ ٌ ﻭﻃﺮﻗﺘﻬﺎ ***** ﺳـَـﺪ ّﺕ ﺳﺒﻴﻠﻲ ﻋﺜﺮﺓ ﻛﺄﺩﺍﺀ
ﻳﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺗﺮﻭﺽ ﺻﺒﺎﺑﺔ ﻭﺗﻮﻟـّﻬﺎ ***** ﻣﺎ ﻋﺎﺩ ﻳﻮﻗﻆ ﺻﺒﻮﺗﻲ ﺍﻹﻏﺮﺍﺀ
ﻣﺎﺭﺳﺖ ﻓﻲ ﺷﺮﻉ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺒﺔ ﺃﻧﻌﻤﺎ ***** ﺣﺘﻰ ﺃﻟﻤﺖُ ﻭﻛــﺪّﻧﻲ ﺍﻹﻋﻴﺎﺀ
ﻭﺗﺮﻛﺖ ﻛﻞّ ﻣﺸﺎﻋﺮﻱ ﻭﻣﻨﺎﺑﺮﻱ ***** ﻓﺎﻟﻘﻮﻝ ﻓﻲ ﺫﻛـــﺮ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﻯ ﺇﻧﺸــﺎﺀ
ﻻ ﺗﺤﺴﺒﻮﻧﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﻧـــــــﺎﻡ ﻣﻜﺎﺑﺮﺍً ***** ﻓﺄﻥـــﺎ ﻭﺃﻭﺭﺍﻕ ﺍﻟﺨـــــﺮﻳﻒ ﺳـــــﻮﺍﺀ