By September's end the treasure chest of autumn begins to spill over with wealth. You see it glowing in the quiet afternoon, aflame in the sunset. Woodland, roadside and dooryard will soon be jeweled beyond a rajah’s richest dreams.

九月底，秋天的百宝箱里的珠宝开始外溢。你会看见它宁静的午后时的闪闪发光和黄昏日落时的鲜红似火。不久，宽阔的林地，大路的两边，房屋的前院都将用宝石装点起来，景象之美，就连印度的酋长拉亚在他的最美妙的梦里也没见过。

The year's season in the sun has run its course. Nature begins to prepare for winter. After the color in the woodlands, the leaves will blanket the soil. The litter of autumn will become mulch, then humus for root and tender seed. The urgency of growth is ended for another year, but life itself is hoarded in root and bulb and seed and egg.

一年里阳光普照的季节已经走完了它的旅途，大自然开始准备过冬。林地里斑斓的色彩消失以后，落叶会给土地铺上一层毯子。秋天的枯枝败叶变成了一层覆盖物，给植物的根茎和柔嫩的种子盖上了腐殖土。匆忙的生长到此已经结束，只好等待来年，但生命本身却在根茎、球茎、种子和卵中储藏起来。