Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, OCTOBER CAME AGAIN, by AVIS TURNER FRENCH


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OCTOBER CAME AGAIN, by                    
First Line: My pattern made for life was good to see
Last Line: To beds of brown, and silver white with frost.
Subject(s): Autumn; Seasons; Fall


My pattern made for life was good to see,
With every glowing color well in place.
My threads were singing words that came to me
Before the marks of sorrow left my face.
I said: To strive to love and help mankind
(Forgetting wistful dreams for self alone)
Could liberate the lonely heart and mind;
That we are owned by what we choose to own!

I broke the pattern with my tears today;
The leaves were rose, and gold, and amethyst;
Each autumn tree was like a huge bouquet,
And one who loved October was at rest.
I will be brave again when leaves are tossed
To beds of brown, and silver white with frost.





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