These are the last leaves of autumn but they did remind me of a wonderful and evocative song, written by Gallagher and Lyle and recorded by the Irish band The Fureys back in 2005, called 'The First Leaves of Autumn'. Do listen to it, HERE.
As the daylight turns to starlight and the season turns to change,
I get the same old answers
but the question still remains.
We shared a brief but magic song,
By the first leaves of autumn,
you were gone.
Not until the rain has touched my face,
Not until the first leaves fell from space,
Not until that moment did I see,
I never realised what you meant to me.
From the days you filled with sunlight,
To the laughter in your eyes,
To the making and the breaking
of the day you said goodbye,
We shared a brief but magic song,
By the first leaves of autumn,
you were gone.
Loved the golden leaves (Beech?) and the trees' reflections in the canal. I also really enjoyed the music/poem.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots. All the leaves are gone here now except for the willow trees.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful. So poignant.
ReplyDeleteReally, really liked the 5th photo....with the horizontal branching of the leaves....A winner.
ReplyDeleteThis fall walk along the water looks so very similar to an area we walk in Mine Falls Park here in Nashua, NH. All the fall colors have gone there now.
ReplyDeleteOurs are long gone.
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