Show autumn by J E HALVERSON time when leaves like painted symbols clothe the mountain forms on high dazzling hues of autumn splendor flowers of crimson but to die time when winds of artic sharpness strew the earth with verger slain patient waiting pino pine tree sentinels high on cliffs above the plain murmur sighs in solemn sadness view the conflict from their stand summer in the grip of autumn winter comes to claim the land busy crickets sad eyed hoppers with stiffened limbs so slowly crawl seek see k the shelter from the north wind under leaves their funeral pall thrift alfalfa like the meadow pinched by frost a somber brown smiles of laughing springtime vanish chilled by sting of autumns frown from the orchard comes no echo of robin thrush and blue bird there from the barn no swallows lovs twitter winged their way to climes more fair the wild duck seeks the tangled marshland the goose points south his flight in air the jaybird d crow and magpie chatter noisy discords of despair then I 1 count the fleeting moments weeks are months and months are years shortened days with lengthened darkness gathering gloom and pall of tears then my soul grows calm and pensive heartstrings Heart strings touched by autumns chill count the passing changes miracles wrought by him the seasons willed grope I 1 blindly in the future in vain I 1 try the mists to scan paled and f falling alling leaves of autumn natures lesson to mortal man man of proud and haughty spirit I 1 your hopes and days are quickly sped summer flowers and garnered harvest soon are gathered with the dead will the amber gold and crimson mans hopes by frosts of autumn shed quicken in lifes spring eternal when lifes snows and ice have fled |