AUTUMN OF COLORS
A Poem Composed by Ranjit K Sahu
Announcing the arrival of days cold
Under the rules of nature; leaves turn red
Trembling in the thoughts that they have grown old,
Understand that they will be down and dead
Mortal life means ‘Nothing lasts forever’
Neither glory nor grace, color or charm
Or affluence that one attains with fervor
Forsaking humility causes harm
Colors of forests and colors on trees
Offer a view of what is to come soon
Lighting up rosy dawns and dusks with ease
Ordering gold showers in windy noon
Rejoice in life and its glorious end
Subtly the leaves their last messages send.
Ranjit K Sahu
Charlottesville VA USA