52 COME, LITTLE LEAVES

“Come, little leaves, ”said the wind one day,

“Come o'er the meadows with me and play;

Put on your dresses of red and gold;

Summer is gone, and the days grow cold.”

Soon as the leaves heard the wind's loud call,

Down they came fluttering, one and all;

Over the brown fields they danced and flew,

Singing the glad little songs they knew.

Dancing and whirling, the little leaves went;

Winter had called them, and they were content.

Soon fast asleep in their earthy beds

The snow laid a white blanket over their heads.

(George Cooper)

Word list

fluttering: falling in the wind

content: happy

earthy: close to the earth

You Practice

A) Answer the following questions.

1) In the poem, who is talking to the leaves?

2) What season is it in the poem? Howe do you know?

3) Why were the leaves happy?

B) Rhyming—There are many words in the poem that rhyme—for example day-play, gold-cold. What are words that rhyme with these words.

1) bear: _______________

2) night: _______________

3) man: _______________

4) eat: _______________

5) car: _______________