Autumn Love

I met her in the autumn ;
When such are found , you know .
She said , 'In all her glory .'
Though joking , oh how so !

So true , I did inform her .
But then , to no surprise .
Such things are never certain
In autumn's paradise .

An autumn love , so firmly ,
May grasp a loving heart ;
It still may seem together ,
Though broken from the start .

Through autumn , when it found me .
Through winter's frozen years .
Such love alive in springtime ,
Brings forth a rain of tears .

That's why the loves of autumn
Display a special trait .
The heartbreak , comes much sooner .
The love ends , much too late .

For young love , it's more tragic .
Although it's torn apart ,
The yearning never ceases
Around a virgin heart .

So when the tears of springtime
Give way and summer looms ;
The autumn love , once tempting ,
Ignores the soul it dooms .

And then , the autumn comes again
For young loves one and all .
Changing then , its name once more ,
From autumn to the fall .

GREENWOLFE 1962