Watch closely now The birth of the yellow hibiscus The joyous swelling And the flowering into life Guide your eyes softly

Now it is Autumn And the river flows like tea I cast my shadow on the river And the river never changing ever… Moves on

The wind won’t blow And the sails hang limp and gray The sun burns and the heat broils And the air has gone astray The sweat runs and stings my eyes

The Santa Ana had begun to blow Squeezing through the old Cajon P… The sky would have been very dark Were it not for the brilliant star… The gentle warm breeze rustled