Autumn and Summer

Stray birds come to my window Like my thoughts come to my mind They sit, sing and fly away Sometimes leave a feather As a token of remembrance, Like my thoughts leave behind- Their footprints upon my soul; Yellow leaves fall down And the tree becomes empty There’s a hush in the air A profound stillness, dust of dejection Then whisper of the breeze Wind flutters the fallen leaves An evening fades away and- Stands a silent tree; Music plays slowly upon my soul It creates a barricade against all chaos Blossoms like summer flowers Live within me, wanders in my heart Ask me to be free- Like the morn of summer Like teeming autumn Like the breath of life, like sleep of death.