A Yellow Leaf

Yellow leuf, glimmeriug Against tne blue sky, Fluttering. flutteririg. All ready to ffyl Wurm is the s'uunyair. And soft the wind's sigh ; I.oose on the bough thy hold Now that thy green is "gold ! Yellow leaf, is it not easy to die? Now, ere the winter's frówn, Now. ere thy gold is lirown. FloatiaR down. floutiiiK down. Safe on the sod that has nursed thee to lie! e, whoare watchliig tliee, wistfullv sigh ' "Yellow leaf, yellow leaf, Onrs is alife ns brief; Would we might pa rt with as sweet a'good-bv' ■',