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Autumn Better In Theory Than In Fact

Autumn Better in Theory Than in Fact

By Elton Camp

Love of autumn many will opine
Some changing leaves do look fine

The gingko and the maple tree
Are the best colors I can see

But truthfully, when I look around
Most of the leaves simply turn brown

To praise, a special poet it does take
Surely one who doesn’t have to rake

I have to work very long and hard
To remove them from my yard

Knowing beyond any possible doubt
Next day, more will be scattered about

It makes the choice easy to understand
Why some build houses on treeless land

So as to glorious fall leaves I must say
I wish that green, all year, they’d stay

Copyright © Elton Camp | Year Posted 2012

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Ilene Bauer Date: 10/30/2012 9:13:00 AM i don't agree with what you've said but i like the way you've said it. perhaps if i had to rake, though, i'd feel the same. Login to Reply Elton Camp Date: 10/30/2012 12:36:00 PM Ilene, I don't always agree with the things I write either. I just figured there were enough poems praising autumn leaves and that I'd compose something different. I write many things of that type but usually don't post them here. Virtually everthing I write ends up on Scribd.com where I have over 275,000 total reads from many countries. Elton