As falling are the leaves from the trees
\nI walked along at my ease
\nFrom nowhere to anywhere
\nHaving not a care
\nWith only myself to please…<\/p>\n
Wind blowing formed a breeze light
\nAs I admired the sight
\nAs I walked through the town
\nKicked the leaves golden and brown
\nAs ahead I saw some dogs fight…<\/p>\n
Below me in splendor- the river Shannon spread
\nAs was, like a ribbon, the town ahead
\nThe long narrow street
\nAs the traffic and few people I meet
\nPast me without heeding the cars sped.<\/p>\n
A walk they say in Autumn, does a body good,
\nPartake in it, its said, to do is good,
\nBut we commit the crime
\nOf saying we don’t have the time
\nKnowing if we really wanted to we could.<\/p>\n
Down by the riverbank I slowly walk
\nChildren to each other loudly talk
\nTwins in a buggy, one in dreams,
\nWoken by the others screams
\nAs from an aerial I hear a Jackdaw squawk.<\/p>\n
All of a sudden – a great noise is made
\nOf an approaching fire brigade
\nAnd as it passes by
\nI fail to turn an eye
\nAs they rush to some burning houses aid.<\/p>\n
The night now is quickly falling
\nSomeone somewhere a name is calling
\nAs I turn my key in the door
\nI return home once more
\nAs I close it somewhere outside a baby is bawling…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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