This poem is in the collection Poetry's Purpose
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The Green Begins
The Golden
State is tarnished
As
Autumn drops its leaves
And
casts its ragged flotsam on the fields
The
brown is overwhelming
It
permeates my soul
As
Summer Daze to Autumn Haze does yield
The Brown sets in
The
dreariness of Autumn
With
its light of smoky hue
Is
prelude to the frigid days ahead
The
daylight time is shortened
The
nights grow ever long
As
if the Earth itself prepares for bed
The Dark crowds in
Then
raindrops from the heavens
Clean
out the hazy air
And
penetrate the litter of the Fall
The
grass in Gaia’s bosom
Is
tickled from its sleep
Its
color is Her present to us all
The Green begins
Throughout
the frigid Winter
With
frost and rain and hail
The
lushest grass and mosses can be seen
Their
promise of the Springtime
And
speech of life itself
Is
spoken in their myriad shades of green
The Life Hope wins