Autumn

A FAREWELL TO SUMMER

A leaf falls on the dusty road
The trees are changing hue.
The stream that last month swiftly flowed
Wrings moisture from the dew.

The birds that whistled with the dawn
Have silenced now their song.
Their chicks that then were newly born
Have safely moved along.

Even the sun withdraws her face
And veils herself in cloud.
As though the season makes her chaste
Her character less proud.

The child who played with carefree joy
To school inclines his mind.
That freedom loving little boy
Must soon his spirit bind.

But sorrow not the passing light
Look rather to the shade
For God has worked it out just right;
A perfect balance made.

Creation is both light and dark
The one reveals the other.
Syzygy will highlight the spark
Uniformity would smother.