leaf
... Milne) This leaf once an element of a forest has sides that to the touch glides a finger along its veins and casts it off to the out boundaries of its form. Embellishing the silken skin of the leaf are the markings that decorate it. ... A thin dark stem connects a series of small veins throughout the leaf. The exterior contains small brown blemishes that look like burns, similar to the burns caused by the sun on human flesh, and the glaring force of the sun has penetrated the flesh of this leaf.