I realized today all the leaves had gone missing.
Not one of them left behind.
Then I realized the year is ending so shortly,
And the autumn has passed me by.

Last thing I recall, the leaves were all lively,
Effervescent and lush and green,
But now that I look at the ground, dull and frozen,
Their death was one unforeseen.

A long time ago, when my life was much simpler,
All the leaves would make me grin.
And I’d run and I’d play while the whole world around me
Would embrace my naïve skin.

But where did I go when the wind and the colors
so bright came around this year?
I guess I was gone and in waiting for the colors
In my own life to appear.

I can not believe I let the whole world pass me
With my nose stuck in the air.
I wish I could leave all this work behind me
And enjoy the world out there.