If you remember the songs referenced, then you are—well—mature too.  Songs listed below.

Autumn songs remembered

Remember those nostalgic songs of September? 

When time was slow and love was mellow?

Now shorter days give proof it’s December.

The fields of grain are brown not yellow,

Old winters song now holds sway. 

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The red autumn leaves of October, November?

A wintry blast blew them far away.

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The Bird of Time is on the wing,

Bird, open your beak while you can and sing.

For the hunter lurks, his aim is steady,

The oven door’s open, a roasting pan ready.

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The bucket of lists, rusted through and through, 

Spilling places to visit and things to do. 

More precious now than any itinerary,

Are the people I love, both here and in memory,

For the days remaining are golden but few.

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Buds in springtime, bright flowers of summer,

Tanned hands and faces, so well remembered.

There were fields of gold and dark starry nights,

The memories of these, still vivid and bright.

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And the young love, the true love, who came from the sea?

Though time took its toll, she is still here for me.

Songs — Try to Remember, September Song, Autumn Leaves, Fields of Gold, Bells of St. Mary’s.  —

Poem—Omar Khayyam