Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FALL, by GEORGE EVANS First Line: It is a fear for little men Last Line: In reverse Subject(s): Autumn; Leaves; Seasons; Fall | ||||||||
It is a fear for little men to stand up when leaves begin deep inside beyond science to change and glow it is a fear for little men to say what will uncover them as autumn winds uncover trees a fear of winds which blow things clear but never what is in the ear and may be tuned to deception the paranoid swinging arms in lockstep beneath the trees kissing those they cannot scare running from those they fear dreaming of a friend's wife or possessions wanting more than they are capable of making or willing to work for snap snap leaves brittle out after hot air drops, backdrops trembling in slightest wind with fear of being uncovered, unleafed though death pursues the lie, centers it, centers the wind blows leaves breaks loose like jazz on a blank afternoon little men grow in reverse | 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 THE SOLDIER GOING TO THE FIELD by WILLIAM DAVENANT SONNET (ON AN OLD BOOK WITH UNCUT LEAVES) by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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