Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AUTUMN AND SPRING, by JULIA COOLEY ALTROCCHI First Line: Autumn is sister to the spring Last Line: Across the span of a white hour. Subject(s): Autumn; Seasons; Spring; Fall | ||||||||
Autumn is sister to the Spring, Linked by the hands of blossoming, From falling leaf to risen flower, Across the span of a white hour. Rapture to rapture, flame to flame, The burning beauty is the same That flickers in October's eyes, And lifts again to April skies! Winter is but a fleet, white dream. -- Below the snow, the laden stream Of life moves on with seed and spore. Immortal is the harvest store. No leaf is lost, no beauty dies. In all the bright, expectant eyes Of Autumn flowers there is no dread, No frosty fear of being dead. They flare in a triumphant blaze. A forecast beauty lights their days. And with a golden faith they fling The petaled torch onward to Spring! Autumn is sister to the Spring, Linked by the hands of blossoming, From falling leaf to risen flower, Across the span of a white hour. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OUR AUTUMN by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN AN AUTUMN JOY by GEORGE ARNOLD A LEAF FALLS by MARION LOUISE BLISS THE FARMER'S BOY: AUTUMN by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD A LETTER IN OCTOBER by TED KOOSER AUTUMN EVENING by DAVID LEHMAN EVERYTHING THAT ACTS IS ACTUAL by DENISE LEVERTOV SHELLEY AND TRELAWNEY by JULIA COOLEY ALTROCCHI |
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