In the first quatrain, the poet compares himself to autumn. These references establish what the poet thinks the young man sees as the young man looks at him. Like the changing colors and the falling of leaves in autumn, the young man notices that the poet is falling from his youth and passion. Perhaps even the color of the poet's hair is changing from the original color to gray and possibly falling out because old age is setting

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Approximate Word count = 471
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)