Autumn Leaves

In Fairfax, Alabama leaves are falling like the rain The mom outlives her children with a sigh So many are the hungry ones who linger by her roots Or scatter in the wind and wave goodbye Pecans are falling everywhere, falling one by one Plant them in the earth and wait for spring All the Fairfax children are reduced to mere adults All the baby birds are on the wing Subtle are the changes when the lawn is turning brown Skies of blue are turning shades of grey Colors of the spring are now the shadows of the fall All the leaves of Autumn are that way.