Changing Leaves Upon the Tree

Changing leaves upon the tree

An everlasting change

For seasons come and seasons go

Yet costumes do exchange

For what is truly changing

When the ocean's waves appear

And disappear in silence

In the scheme of life sincere

For leaves may change their colors

And then fall flat to the ground

And as the forms have vanished

Does the forest hear the sound

Though fleeting are the forms life takes

Immortal is the flow

And rivers long and truly vast

Give life to all who row

For life itself is but a dream

As consciousness moves on

The starlit waves of wonder

Shine as flashes and are gone