Autumn
a Song Lyric
The Words:
October brought a storm this year
his windy hand
stole my leaves and scattered them
throughout this land
but I must face
what leaves may never understand
Summer is gone
Travelers, their harrowed faces
make their way
lanterns struggle with the darkness
that they may
shine a lighted path
to see them through their day
Summer is gone
Freezing strangers rushing past
my roots at night
specters haunt and harry those
who fear they might
never reach that distant
cottage window’s light
Summer is gone
Tender nights and promises
are swept away
lovers I once sheltered
now have lost their way
though memories and mossy bark
remain to say
Summer is gone
Left I stand, I’m anchored here
I cannot go
weathering the season
I’ve come to know
thinking solitarily
well, let him blow
Summer is gone
But sometimes, when my spirit sinks
I wish that I could fly
away upon the storms that pass me by
that pass me by
I wish my branches all were wings
and proudly set to sail
high above hello and then goodbye
and then goodbye
goodbye
goodbye
goodbye
© Wolfstuff
