Xanthophyll

The image is taken from Pixabay. 

Xanthe,

A lover of rustling autumn

Night and day counted the leaves 

Twirling among the tired trees

Hand in Hand with magic

Obsessing over the tiny stems of brown

Plucking the dead twigs with love

Hanging them in the open sky

Yellow, orange, and red, she painted the colors

Life, Xanthe knew, was no more in them

Loyal her heart was, saving them among the pages of an old favorite book. 

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Note:
Xanthophyll is a yellow plant pigment that causes the autumn color of leaves.
The poem is written in Acrostic style.
Xanthe is a Greek name for 'blond-haired', the color of yellow autumn leaves.