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