One by One

The leaves are falling,

     One by one;

South birds are calling,

     One by one.

The vines are blushing,

Marshlands are hustling,

Jack Frost is crushing

     One by one.

The days are passing,

     One by one;

The years are massing

     One by one.

Old age comes stealing,

Cold, unappealing –

The years revealing,

     One by one.

Good deeds are measured

     One by one;

Kind words are treasured

     One by one.

God notes the falling,

Decay forestalling;

His own recalling,

     One by one.

Sept. 29, ‘09

Sunday Oct. 3, ‘09