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NOVEMBER by ALICE BENSON

First Line: SILENCE THE WIND IN THE WEEPING WILLOWS
Last Line: HOAR FROST COVERS THE UPLAND GROUND.
Subject(s): AUTUMN; SEASONS; FALL;

Silence the wind in the weeping willows --
Muffle the night hawk's muted cry --
Still the wail of the broad-leafed aspen
Quivering under the graying sky.
Quiet the crowing voice of the cockerel --
Muzzle the howl of the whimpering hound,
Then chant to the earth of her new born splendor:
Hoar frost covers the upland ground.



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