AUTUMN LEAVES.

AUTUMN LEAVES.
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“Come, little leaves,” said the wind, one day,
“Come over the meadows with me, and play.
Put on your dresses of red and gold;
Summer is gone, and the days grow cold.”

Soon as the leaves heard the wind’s loud call,
Down they came fluttering, one and all;
Over the brown fields they danced and flew,
Singing the soft little songs they knew.

“Cricket, good-bye, we’ve been friends so long,
Little brook, sing us your farewell song-
Say you’re sorry to see us go;
Ah! you are sorry, right well we know.

“Dear little lambs, in your fleecy fold,
Mother will keep you from harm and cold;
Fondly we’ve watched you in vale and glade;
Say, will you dream of your loving shade?”

Dancing and whirling, the little leaves went ;
Winter had called them and they were content.
Soon fast asleep in their earthy beds,
The snow laid a soft mantle over their heads.