In the cooling days of autumn,
Leaves fall;
Trees lose their foliage
To the earth.

Fallen leaves become a
Carpet
Fit for all to walk on,
Before which they
Break down and
Melt into the soil.

Once part of the soil they are then
Taken up to the
Tree by the roots,
To nourish the same tree
From which they fell,
To ultimately become
The tree
From which they fell.

I am like the leaves,
Fallen to earth,
Where I may nourish the
Universe with my thought,
And in so doing, I shall
Be freed,
Shall be returned to
The universe from which I fell.

I shall nourish the
Tree and the leaves, to
Again become the tree and the leaves,
To again become a part
Of the universe I left behind.