Autumn - a Ballade

I catch a glimpse of you in summer deep Your auburn tresses floating through the trees Where at the sight of you a willow weeps And throws her golden leaves upon the breeze As you almost bring me to my knees Your beauty filling me with such desire As I turn my back on summer as she leaves Spellbound! As you set the world on fire I watch you wake the maples from their sleep Burning cleaving leaves, I watch them bleed As slowly and quietly you creep Over meadows and fields of grazing sheep Leaving your silhouette on the creek As your flames grow higher and higher As I follow, not knowing where you lead Spellbound! As you set the world on fire I walk through ashes falling at my feet On a path beneath a golden canopy And look out at where earth and heaven meet As you blaze a trail in front of me Onward through marshlands cattails and reeds I see your breath rising from the muck and mire In a rainbow of liquid crystal beads Spellbound! As you set the world on fire Lost between desire and melancholy I rest a spell, my body grown tired And lay myself upon the dying leaves Spellbound! As you set the world on fire ~~~ Author: Elaine George Written: September 3rd, 2013