In the Wind

Today the leaves fell While the rain tumbled down Uncaring, indiscriminately on all below As the earth turned so did the weather I watched from my window As summer leisurely fled south Down the old roads Roads that it had so often traveled And knew so well Off to the north A wind with the chill of winter Told stories of the coming cold And my window Which always opened to the warmth of the sun Remained closed giving me shelter I remember When I was much younger That years lasted forever And seasons fought the onslaught of change These days The years fly like an eagle And are gone like a whisper in the wind