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As I walked alone this path leads my way

My heart lies so bleak as this autumn's day.

My eyes close with memories of disbelief

The smell of leaves burning in grief.

They fall softly in shades of rosemoor

These beautiful leaves I have seen before,

Their colors so bright in orange and gold

Gathered in hues longing death near to cold.

Could this be the passionate love for me?

Nature's born into fallen rust for eternity.

Succulent moments a predecessor to dust

This life I dream forever in pale lust.

You hear me speak in notes of grief

I stare at that falling burning leaf.

The tears pour down my sullen eyes

Wicked thoughts arise, they never die.

Burning leaves of grief!

Memories never deceived!

Thru the cold winters chill there comes the spring

Beauty sheds the new flowers they bring.

Where autumns leaves fell, the foliage returns

They glisten in green for me to burn.

But tomorrow's grief will never stay the same

Our memories of the past lie far away.

We live the moment of now, it is to be.

This beauty lies in the leaves we see.