My hands they touch the fertile earth
My feet they touch the retreating earth
The wind it blows leaves hither and thither
Breaking them gently from their limbs of life
As they spiral down they cry out hallelujah
To the birth of autumn and to the end of them
Below the grass blades dance amidst leaves
That have fallen beneath the sky to the earth
Where they're blown hither and thither by low winds
The sun it sits in the middle of a cloud riddled sky
Waiting patiently to rest itself behind the moon
As it sings out hallelujah to the birth of autumn
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Leaves...
Leaves are turning
Many shades of
....red
........gold
............brown
And many colors inbetween
The earth and autumn sky
Their edges are curling
They're ready to fall
Down below my feet
Onto hushed sidewalks
Capriciously I will step on the fallen leaves
- C - R - U - N - C - H -
Is the sound they will make beneath my shoes
The sound that since as a child I always loved
On my way walking to and from school
Weighted down by candy and books
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... JMF (c) ...