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Autumn in the Country

There was a tree
Outside my door
Scarlet-hued in autumn light
Basking in the sun before
The chill of winter night

There was a well
And meadows green
Sheep among the marigold
Country folk whom I have seen
Meals to fix, wash to fold

This was my town

There were the trains
And whistles sad and merry
And a clickety clack
As they rode the track
Bound for Harpers Ferry

Blue veiled mountains
Appalachian song and story
Misty morning majesty
Clad now in burnished glory

Five hundred miles and more
Lie between that town and me
But, ah, when autumntime comes in
I live the memory

Design and verse by Alix Kazan
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