I could say it but it’s been said better by Paul Laurence
Dunbar
It’s all a farce,—these tales they
tell about the breezes sighing,
And moans astir o’er field and dell, because the year is dying.
And moans astir o’er field and dell, because the year is dying.
Such principles are most absurd,—
I care not who first taught ’em;
There’s nothing known to beast or bird to make a solemn autumn.
There’s nothing known to beast or bird to make a solemn autumn.
In solemn times, when grief holds sway
with countenance distressing,
You’ll note the more of black and gray will then be used in dressing.
You’ll note the more of black and gray will then be used in dressing.
Now purple tints are all around; the
sky is blue and mellow;
And e’en the grasses turn the ground from modest green to yellow.
And e’en the grasses turn the ground from modest green to yellow.
The seed burs all with laughter crack on
featherweed and jimson;
And leaves that should be dressed in black are all decked out in crimson.
And leaves that should be dressed in black are all decked out in crimson.
A butterfly goes winging by; a singing
bird comes after;
And Nature, all from earth to sky, is bubbling o’er with laughter.
And Nature, all from earth to sky, is bubbling o’er with laughter.
The ripples wimple on the rills, like
sparkling little lasses;
The sunlight runs along the hills, and laughs among the grasses.
The sunlight runs along the hills, and laughs among the grasses.
The earth is just so full of fun it
really can’t contain it;
And streams of mirth so freely run the heavens seem to rain it.
And streams of mirth so freely run the heavens seem to rain it.
Don’t talk to me of solemn days in
autumn’s time of splendor,
Because the sun shows fewer rays, and these grow slant and slender.
Because the sun shows fewer rays, and these grow slant and slender.
Why, it’s the climax of the year,— the
highest time of living!
Till naturally its bursting cheer just melts into thanksgiving.
Till naturally its bursting cheer just melts into thanksgiving.