Melody of Sadness and Joy

I hear the lovely dirge called Autumn Leaves. It echoes back and forth in my obfuscated mind, Part full of grief, part an ineffectual endeavour To understand why, why bliss must follow heartache. The trees around are so colourful, but I know, Their leaves will fall to be trampled underfoot. As much as you trampled underfoot our summer love. Thus our winter of discontent is full of sad melodies. But Spring is around the corner and flowers Will cover everywhere like a colourful carpet. Birds will sing full throttle their love songs And a new love will be found in some perfumed lane. Then my song will change, and I’ll embrace it with glee. Maybe I’ll go for Roberta Flack - "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", Or better still “Just falling in Love”. So, my heart will sing, and I’ll be happy as one can be,