If there is one thing that is constant in this life, it is the fact that nothing stays the same. Time has a profound effect on everything. God has created this dimension or phenomenon to allow for change and the cycles of life. It would seem that most everything has a seasonal change. Growing up in the Northeast, I have always loved and looked forward to the change of seasons; the varied colors and cyclical transitional processes of life that take place. To observe the world around me going from birth, through growth, maturity, and then fading into dormancy, only to see the process begin anew, is amazing. Relationships can also go through changes or “seasons”, if you will. A new relationship is like the springtime when everything is new and begins to blossom. In summertime, the relationship thrives as everything is in full bloom. Autumn can be a beautiful time to be in a relationship, but many a summer love has never made it to witness the cooling temperatures and vibrant colors of Autumn. The cold winter months to follow can be a cold, gray, and lonely time to contemplate a love lost. I have witnessed the fading colors as Autumn leaves, and endured the gray silence that follows.
Lyrics
Autumn Leaves music and lyrics JRRothrock 8/8/2011
A slow and steady drizzle pools with tears upon the ground,
… falling gently with the hopes of yesterday.
A rainy mood blows in. Broken promises abound,
… as summer’s cold grey ashes wash away.
Each season holds a beauty. Colored leaves will testify,
… though muted by a soft and steady rain.
Her promises, just empty words swept up by the wind,
… to swirl away while leaving only pain.
She walks away in silence. Lifeless shadows all around.
With every gust, a leaf lets go to fly…
Until the bright and vibrant colors have all fallen to the ground
… to curl up and slowly shrivel... by and by…
She walks away in silence. Emptiness is all around.
With every gust a leaf lets go to fly…
... until the bright and vibrant colors have all fallen to the ground...
…to curl up and slowly shrivel... by and by…
A silhouette of grey dissolves into the mist
… leaving nothing for the poet to conceive…
… as tomorrow’s dream goes fading into yesterday’s…
… and coldly slips away as Autumn leaves.
… coldly slips away as Autumn leaves…
… love coldly slips away as Autumn leaves…
… love coldly slips away as Autumn leaves…
… love coldly slips away as Autumn leaves…
…love coldly slips away as Autumn leaves…