Ahhhhhh, Autumn!

Autumn Poem
By Garrison Keillor
Hear it at http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/2007/11/03/
Segment 3: skip to minute 6:54

Here on an autumn night in the orchard smell
Sitting in a pile of leaves under a starry sky
Oh what fine stories we could tell
With the starlight to tell them by
October night and you and paradise
So lovely and so full of grace
Above your head the universe has hung its lights
And I reach out my hand to touch your face.
I believe in impulse and all that is green
I believe in the foolish vision that comes out true
Believe that all that is essential is unseen
And for this lifetime I believe in you.
All of the lovers and the love they made
Nothing that was between them was a mistake
All that we did for love's sake was not wasted and will never fade.
All who have loved shall be forever young
And walk in grandeur on a cool fall night along the avenue.
They live in every song that is ever sung
In every painting of pure light
In every pot adieu
Love that shines in every star and love reflected in the silver moon,
It is not here, but it’s not far.
Not yet, but it will be here soon.