"Come, little leaves," said the wind one day, "Come over the meadows with me and play. Put on your dresses of red and gold; For summer is gone, and the days grow cold." Soon as the leaves heard the wind's loud call, Down they came fluttering one and all O'er the brown field then they danced and flew Singing the soft little songs they knew Dancing and whirling, the little leaves went, Winter had called them, and they were content. Soon, fast asleep on their earthy beds, The snow laid a coverlet over their heads Why does the poet say the leaves are ‘fast asleep'?

Delegates: representatives who cast votes at a political party's national convention. binding: if a primary or caucus is “binding” that means the delegates won in that contest are legally bound to vote for a particular candidate at the parties national convention.a primary is a preliminary election used to determine a party's nominee for a specific office. the winner of the party's caucus, or primary, wins the party nomination for that state. then the delegates meet at their party's national party convention, which is a formal gathering of all party delegates from all states.