My sweet niece walked through our backyard picking up the prettiest of the fallen leaves that she could find. These are from our Chinese Tallow which is one of the most colorful trees in the fall in our part of Texas.
"I am rich today with autumn's gold,
All that my covetous hands can hold;
Frost-painted leaves and goldenrod,
A goldfinch on a milkweed pod,
Huge golden pumpkins in the field
With heaps of corn from a bounteous yield,
Golden apples heavy on the trees
Rivaling those of Hesperides,
Golden rays of balmy sunshine spread
Over all like butter on warm bread;
And the harvest moon will this night unfold
The streams running full of molten gold.
Oh, who could find a dearth of bliss
With autumn glory such as this!"
- Gladys Harp
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Fall is such a pretty time of the year.
The poem says it so well.
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