Breathing Autumn by Elizabeth Farrell Lyrics

In the gathering, darkening air
in this struggle
and this sweet simplicity
the stirring, red-leaved trees
surround me.

In this glorious, dying sunburst
I die with the passage of time
and am filled with its promise
of ressurection
a building, burning vibrancy
flying away on the wings of a blackbird.

I breathe out its lengthening shadows
I breathe in its colors flying
and feeling the fading light on the land
hold its fragile fervor close to my heart
a dignity, an eternity
that I cherish.