The fall of October’s leaves is nothing new Except that it is – this leaf never fell before And we were never here to watch this leaf Because we and the leaf were somewhere else
Except that we were, we are, we will be A little leaf, each of us, springtime-new Then dancing merrily the summer through Now floating gently into a winter’s sleep
A coverlet soft, a hymn, a night-light moon Sleep - sleep – another spring is coming soon