As the sun lights up the woods
The leaves of fall speak of our lives thru the years
Green for birth
Yellow that records the growth from child to adult
Orange for the melancholy of loves lost but not forgotten
Red that mirrors the passions of the seasons
Russet for the wisdom acquired thru the ages
And then
Will the barrenness of the tree’s limbs
Result only in decay
Or shall we again witness
The coming of the gum drops
Each radiating the colors of fall
The mosaic of life