Falling

"Autumn Leaves"

The falling leaves
Drift by my window
The falling leaves
Of red and gold

I see your lips
The summer kisses
The sunburned hands
I used to hold

Since you went away
The days grow long
And soon I'll hear
Old winter's song

But I miss you most of all
My darling
When autumn leaves
Start to fall

Since you went away
The days grow long
And soon I'll hear
Old winter's song

But I miss you most of all
My darling
When autumn leaves
Start to fall


I love this old standard...the melody is as haunting as the words.

I stood in my kitchen this morning and literally watched my little maple lose all of it's leaves.

Yesterday they were fine, today every time a bird landed there was an avalanche of red.

The tree now stands in a puddle of red...as if a woman had let her party dress fall around her ankles...




I wish I was clever enough to actually catch this leaf falling...but I had to use editing magic!