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I close my eyes and hear the stream as it passes

Moments lost to whims of time

Held close by the embrace of aspens

Wrought through with a sorrow I cannot define

I breathe in the autumn air

And lift my face to the sky

All I hear are echoes of despair

As I watch the seasons wither and die

Do the oaks feel this distant pain?

Can the pines offer me relief?

Have the aspens wept with the rain?

Does the forest know this untouchable grief?

Now I wander on forever

Down these oaken halls of sorrow

Seeking solitude in the autumn months

Through days so long and hollow

Fallen leaves pave the path I walk

Barren branches lead the way

Bringing shelter from the sun

And days so far away

The beauty of this forest sings to me

Through words of wind and verse of falling leaves

Its song is one of sorrow and days long past

The time is gone but the memories always last

For all this time I have been searching

For why the skies are grey

All colour lost to time and sorrow

The sun put out by pain

As autumn leaves keep on dancing

And pay no heed to me

My journey through these wild landscapes

Is all that I have left

I come across a quiet river

That wanders through the trees

I stare into its running waters

And fall onto my knees

In resignation to the forest

That's held me for so long

I close my eyes and drift away

Into nature's evensong