Changing Leaves Upon the Tree Lyrics

Changing leaves upon the tree

An everlasting change

For seasons come and seasons go

Yet costumes do exchange


For what is truly changing

When the ocean's waves appear

And disappear in silence


In the scheme of life sincere


For leaves may change their colors

And then fall flat to the ground

And as the forms have vanished

Does the forest hear the sound


Though fleeting are the forms life takes

Immortal is the flow

And rivers long and truly vast

Give life to all who row


For life itself is but a dream

As consciousness moves on


The starlit waves of wonder


Shine as flashes and are gone