Golden and red trees
Nod to the soft breeze,
As it whispers, “Winter is near;”
Category: Stories about Seasons
Autumn Fires
In the other gardens
And all up the vale,
From the autumn bonfires
See the smoke trail!
Down to Sleep
It’s November and the forest settles “down to sleep” for the long, cold winter ahead.
Fall, Leaves, Fall
Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away
Lengthen Night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
How the Leaves Came Down
“I’ll tell you how the leaves came down,”
The great tree to his children said,
“You’re getting sleepy, Yellow and Brown,
Yes, very sleepy, little Red.
It is quite time to go to bed.”
Spring
Sound the flute!
Now it’s mute!
Bird’s delight,
Day and night…
The Wind
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you.
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Whether the weather
Whether the weather be fine,
Or whether the weather be not,
Whether the weather be cold,
Or whether the weather be hot…
Winter
When icicles hang by the wall,
And Dick the shepherd blows his nail,
And Tom bears logs into the hall,
And milk comes frozen home in pail…
Winter Time
Late lies the wintry sun a-bed,
A frosty, fiery sleepy-head;