Autumn

Leaves of gold, red and yellow Dance to the ground to a tune oh so mellow Silent footsteps of a lonely lover’s grief Trudges through the foliage that lady autumn herself conceive A desolate sparrow that’s gone astray Returns to its nest now bare and gray Soon the land will turn ashen and cold As it was before in days of old But through all this you could hear The laughter of children, full of cheer It is not long till Demeter’s lovely flower to her restore The flower that brought the wild winter wind, to awake and roar Soon the lonely lover will find a better day Soon the lost sparrow will be on his way Soon love shall fill the air and the earth will bloom Restoring to its grace what winter has once doomed