Dead Leaves + 

The breaking dead leaves ’neath my feet + 

A plaintive melody repeat, + 

Recalling shattered hopes that lie + 

As relics of a bygone sky. + 

Again I thread the mazy past, + 

Back where the mounds are scattered fast⁠— + 

Oh! foolish tears, why do you start, + 

To break of dead leaves in the heart? + 