Monday, November 2, 2015

The Death of Autumn



I hate to see the colors fade,
     I hate to see ‘em go;
No more the faces uv the hills
     Hev got their crimson glow.
No more their tresses bright ez gold
     Wave in the autumn gale;
Dame Nature’s losin’ uv her looks,
     Her lips are dry an’ pale.

I hate to see the colors fade,
     The brown an’ barren hill
Jest fills my soul with lonesomeness
     An’ gives my heart a chill.
The wintry wind, is but a dirge,
     In summer ‘twuz a song;
The birds hev left for other climes
     An’ took their joy along.

I hate to see the colors fade
     From red an’ gold to brown,
An’ at each shiver uv the trees
     Go madly tumblin’ down.
The giant trunks stan’ stark an’ lone,
     Deep rooted in despair,
Like monuments uv other days
     When all the world wuz fair.


Nov. 2, ‘09




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