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AUTUMN GOLD by NELL H. ROYSE

First Line: A GUST OF WIND, AND DOWN THEY COME
Last Line: HAS CHANGED TO AUTUMN GOLD.
Subject(s): AUTUMN; SEASONS; FALL;

A gust of wind, and down they come,
'Tis snowing autumn leaves;
A fleece of gold lies on the ground,
But it is safe from thieves.

They flutter here and flutter there,
The air is filled with gold;
They drift in heaps against the wall,
And cover up its mold.

A yellow splash against the blue --
A lonely cottonwood,
'Twill soon be stripped of glory grand --
But that is understood.

The world that bloomed in summertime,
A beauty to behold,
With Midas touch of Jack Frost's hand,
Has changed to Autumn Gold.



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