the lesson of the falling leaves

the leaves believe
such letting go is love
such love is faith
such faith is grace
such grace is god
i agree with the leaves.

– LUCILLE CLIFTON

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“I like Spring, but it is too young. I like Summer, but it is too proud. So I like best of all Autumn, because its leaves are a little yellow, its tone mellower, its colours richer, and it is tinged with sorrow and a premonition of death.

Its golden richness speaks not of the innocence of Spring, nor of the power of Summer, but of the mellowness and kindly wisdom of approaching age. It knows the limitations of life and is content.”

– Lin Yutang