Adapted with permission
from a poem of same title by Lamb067
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Tune: Lux Benigna
(\'Lead, kindly Light\')
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Took upon, forced, a blustery Autumn dance
I saw by chance
Partnered in routine, sun\'s rays shimmering
Enchancements bring
Nature\'s pallet, abundant with shades all
Summer heat fades, we painted into Fall
Voives of the trees flirt to a scatter
Leaves lay flatter
On ground, but sporadic movement there be
And rustling free
Chitter chatter their sound, they to us come
With hopeful hearts through days, then guide us home
With disappointment we sweep them away
Their colours fray
Now comes a slow end unto Autumn\'s days
It goes its ways
As curtain falls and carpet coverings
All soft, deep leaves, Winter waits in the wings
So now the trees stand tall and bare and quiet
As if lost heart
Their voices not sound yet, till Spring\'s advent
They be patient
Though now howl of the Winter\'s ghose we\'ll hear
Promise of Spring again shall re-appear