FALL created by joliet 14 years ago
"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."
"Ah!" begged each silly, pouting leaf,
"Let us a little longer stay;
Dear Father Tree, behold our grief;
Tis such a very pleasant day
We do not want to go away."
So, for just one more merry day
To the great tree the leaflets clung,
Frolicked and danced, and had their way,
Upon the autumn breezes swung,
Whispering all their sports among,--
"Perhaps the great tree will forget,
And let us stay until the spring,
If we all beg, and coax, and fret."
But the great tree did no such thing;
He smiled to hear their whispering.
"Come, children, all to bed," he cried;
And ere the leaves could urge their prayer,
He shook his head, and far and wide,
Fluttering and rustling everywhere,
Down sped the leaflets through the air.
I saw them; on the ground they lay,
Golden and red, a huddled swarm,
Waiting till one from far away,
White bedclothes heaped upon her arm,
Should come to wrap them safe and warm.
The great bare tree looked down and smiled,
"Good-night, dear little leaves," he said.
And from below each sleepy child
Replied, "Good-night," and murmured,
"It is so nice to go to bed!"
How the Leaves Came Down by Susan Coolidge.
I`d like to dedicate this song to Scootch who has been there and back. May the Muse never leave you and peace of mind be never far away. Welcome back.
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10 minutes of poetry and harmony... beautiful! compliments
Fall " Beautiful peace and rest symphony ,open-soul people" agian top class from you . Thanks Joliet !
I loved this very much and as you know I use a lot of harps and bells, this combination has been wonderfully arranged. Breathtaking
I passionately hate bells. Loathe and despise 'em. I actually go out of my way to run over those responsible for the tintinnabulation in front of Target. To my ears, the overtones are out of tune. But I like these. Gotta wonder why that is.
Is it just so I won't admit how much I hate bells, thereby alienating all your fans and you? I guess we can rule that one out. You've somehow done a bell tune that I can bear. First pizzicato strings and now bells?
Is nothing yucky safe from your magyk?
I hereby challenge you to make an accordion palatable.
absolutely top, those bells can make my day, great song to fall asleep to:)
good work song class
Thanks for listening, Lucullus. I`m glad if you liked the song.
elegant work!
= )
Thanks, Karma!
Very beautiful song. In love with it. Scootch is a very senior and truly talented member of our MS community, and so he deserves this. :)
Many thanks for such a generous comment, Chronos. I`m very happy that you (and Scootch)liked the song.
This is a beautiful song,with a beautiful story.The bells are just amazing.It makes the listener ponder over the meaning of things.A well deserved dedication to one extremely talented person,who seems to have been there and back and never lost the capacity to express himself and create awesome music.I'll say the same, may the muse never leave him.May the music never leave him ,or better said, he should never leave his music.Awesome song for an awesome person.
You are very kind - as always - in your comments. Ten minutes is a long time to ponder- or listen- these days. Scootch`s new song was like a shot in the arm; mine must have seemed like anaesthesia! That aside, I second your wishes for Scootch and endorse your views on his ability to find the right words- a talent he ahares with your good self.
You are most welcome - and deserving. You have great talent both in making music and in commenting on the music of others. Best wishes and thanks.