Fall Leaves Fall

Monday, October 20, 2008
cortneyandjon in fall, friends, photography

 

By Emily Jane Brontë

Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.

I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night’s decay
Ushers in a drearier day.

 

 

Article originally appeared on Cortney and Jon Ophoff's Family Site (http://www.theophoffs.com/).