The Fleeting Day

Sunlight shines through the treetops Hard rain run through the water drops Long days And warm nights Green fields up on the mountainside Cool water swim to the riverside Fireflies And blue skies Seasons come and seasons go Autumn rain turns to winter snow The fleeting day won't last for long Here for now but will soon be gone Gold leaves shine in the morning sun Bare fields now that the harvest is done Warm days And cool night Wood smoke drifts through the autumn air Walk slow and crunch through the forest bare Dark skies And moonrise Seasons come and seasons go Autumn rain turns to winter snow The fleeting day won't last for long Here for now but will soon be gone Cold wind blows over frozen ground Night skies make such a hollow sound Clear nights Starlight Snowfall blankets the earth in white Bare trees sway in the evening light Cold days Long nights Seasons come and seasons go Autumn rain turns to winter snow The fleeting day won't last for long Here for now but will soon be gone New blooms color the forest brown Spring rains soak in the muddy ground Warm days And cold nights Creek flows high with the melted snow New leaves green with a living glow Sunshine On shoreline Seasons come and seasons go Autumn rain turns to winter snow The fleeting day won't last for long Here for now but will soon be gone