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