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Come Little Leaves

By Lorraine

Sweet poem for autumn, Come Little Leaves by George Cooper. Put on your dresses of red and gold; Summer is gone, and the days grow cold.

Colorful autumn days are passing and soon the trees will drop their leaves. I’m trying to be intentional to catch the last of these beautiful days and vivid beauty before it is gone until next year. Come Little Leaves is a sweet poem by George Cooper that captures the scene of this time of year.

Dresses of red and gold

Come Little Leaves

by George Cooper
“Come, little leaves” said the wind one day,
“Come over the meadows with me, and play;
Put on your dresses of red and gold;
Summer is gone, and the days grow cold.”

Soon as the leaves heard the wind’s loud call,
Down they came fluttering, one and all;
Over the brown fields they danced and flew,
Singing the soft little songs they knew.

Dancing and whirling the little leaves went;
Winter had called them and they were content
Soon fast asleep in their earthly beds,
The snow laid a soft mantle over their heads.

 

Animals in autumn

I only need look out the window to see the busyness of animals preparing for the coming months.  The bushy-tailed squirrel is constantly foraging and gathering his winter provisions.

Sweet poem for autumn, Come Little Leaves by George Cooper. Put on your dresses of red and gold; Summer is gone, and the days grow cold.

 

Sweet poem for autumn, Come Little Leaves by George Cooper. Put on your dresses of red and gold; Summer is gone, and the days grow cold.

 

Sweet poem for autumn, Come Little Leaves by George Cooper. Put on your dresses of red and gold; Summer is gone, and the days grow cold.

A vibrant blue jay plucked berries from nearby bushes.

 

Sweet poem for autumn, Come Little Leaves by George Cooper. Put on your dresses of red and gold; Summer is gone, and the days grow cold.

A rainy day didn’t stop a male and female cardinal from finding seeds among the branches of our eastern red bud tree.

 

Sweet poem for autumn, Come Little Leaves by George Cooper. Put on your dresses of red and gold; Summer is gone, and the days grow cold.

Autumn chores

Even humans have lots to do as the cold days of winter approach.

Sweet poem for autumn, Come Little Leaves by George Cooper. Put on your dresses of red and gold; Summer is gone, and the days grow cold.

These four guys hauled a cord and a half of wood from the driveway to the back patio and stacked it neatly for use in the wood-burning stove through the winter.

Sweet poem for autumn, Come Little Leaves by George Cooper. Put on your dresses of red and gold; Summer is gone, and the days grow cold.

Our grandchildren spent the day with us so their mom and dad could enjoy a day together. Halfway through the job we paused for pics.

 

Sweet poem for autumn, Come Little Leaves by George Cooper. Put on your dresses of red and gold; Summer is gone, and the days grow cold.

and jumped in leaves…

 

Sweet poem for autumn, Come Little Leaves by George Cooper. Put on your dresses of red and gold; Summer is gone, and the days grow cold.

and went for rides 🙂

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Sweet poem for autumn, Come Little Leaves by George Cooper. Put on your dresses of red and gold; Summer is gone, and the days grow cold.

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Comments

  1. Nana Diana says

    November 20, 2017 at 9:01 am

    What a busy autumn you have had and I love all the family pictures.
    That is a wonderful old poem..one I have read several years.
    I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving week. xo Diana

    Reply
  2. Ann Thompson says

    November 19, 2017 at 6:30 pm

    What a sweet poem that is. Those leaves are all covered in snow here today. Looks like the kids had fun out there in those leaves

    Reply
  3. Mary says

    November 19, 2017 at 11:50 am

    I used to follow you on blogger but like most of my friends I deleted my blog and went to facebook I only recently started blogging again, just wanted to say I love the poem and your beautiful photos they are amazing just found your facebook link as well so looking forward to reading more of your posts Thank you.

    Reply
    • Lorraine says

      November 20, 2017 at 8:48 pm

      Hi Mary, So glad to reconnect! Thank you for your kind words!

      Reply

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