Ferris wheel locks gears in sleep
Cottonwood sheds gold to keep
Chair rocks slow on porch of pine
Iron ribs drink rain like wine
Oxidize the season's crown
Iron Quercus falling down
Roots of rust drink autumn rain
No spring returns to ease the pain
Ticket booth holds cobweb lace
Poplar leaves trace time and space
Chair sighs deep in minor key
Fe2
O3 sets it free
Oxidize the season's crown
Iron Quercus falling down
Roots of rust drink autumn rain
No spring returns to ease the pain
Screamer track grows moss and fern
Maple seeds wait for their turn
Rocking slow with creaking song
Metal dreams where it belongs
Oxidize the season's crown
Iron Quercus falling down
Roots of rust drink autumn rain
No spring returns to ease the pain
Ginkgo drops its fan-shaped gold
Chair's paint curls, a story told
Xylem paths now filled with air
Silent sap no longer there
Abscission layer seals the wound
Dormancy sings a low tune
No photosynthesis in steel
Only rust that time can heal
Winter wind will strip the park
Chair stands stiff in frozen dark
But botanist knows what spring brings
Life returns on iron wings
Oxidize the season's crown
Iron Quercus falling down
Roots of rust drink autumn rain
No spring returns to ease the pain
Iron Quercus rests in peace
Autumn writes its last release
