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