On My Passing By Near Winter Again

Permission is granted to reprint the following article as long as no changes are made and the byline, copyright information, and the resource box is included. Please let me know if you use this article by sending an email to dje@newedisongazette.com. On My Passing By Near Winter Again Circa 1983. Copyright © 2011 Douglas W. Jerving. All Rights Reserved. The leaves fall like little letters Scattering the earth before frost; Before snow over blankets too soon, And the youth of the year is lost, As days shorten down, twilight-tossed. The autumn of our days press in: A snow of my own years increased. They seem as dreams, the childhood schemes Which so certainly have deceased Like the autumnal leaves now released. I am happy with being left out Of this world with all its concern. I’ve found that my days are not haunted By complexities they never learn, The entanglements they finally earn. I live on the edge of a forest Cut down and made civilized now. The leaves though, still silently scatter. I’m at peace with this fall color show; Requiem for a year at the tow; My monody they’ll never know. ------------------------ Doug Jerving is the publisher of the NewEdisonGazette.com. You may contact him at dje@newedisongazette.com. ================================= Return to The New Edison Gazette main site.