*Leaves*

One branch of the oak reached high above the others and stretched far out over the meadow. Two leaves clung ot its very tip.
"It isn't the way it used to be," said one leaf to the other.
"No," the other leaf answered. "So many of us have fallen off to-night we're almost the only ones left on our branch."
"You never know who's going to go next," said the first leaf. "even when it was warm and the sun shone, a storm or a cloudburst would come sometimes, and many leaves were torn off, though they were still young. You never know who's going to go next."
"The sun seldom shines now, " sighed the second leaf, "and when it does it gives no warmth. We must have warmth again."
"Can it be true," said the first leaf, "can it really be true, that others come to take our places when we're gone and after them still others, and more and more?"
"It is really true," whispered the second leaf. "we can't even begin to imagine it, it's beyond our powers."
"It makes me very sad," added the first leaf.
They were silent a while. Then the first leaf said quietly to herself, "Why must we fall?. . ."
The second leaf asked, "What happens to us when we have fallen?"
"We sink down. . . ."
"What is under us?"
The first leaf answered, "I don't know, some say one thing, some another, but nobody knows."
The second leaf asked, "Do we feel anything, do we know anything about ourselves when we're down there?"
The first leaf answered, "Who knows? Not one of all those down there has ever come back to tell us about it."
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So I read a 293 page book sunday.. and loved it..!
This is a little bit of one of my favorite chapters in the book.. Love how the author showed autumn by having the leaves talking to each other about falling..
Anyway.. Was hoping I could get some guesses what the book was.. :)
Have a good day!! Rachel