Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LEAVES, by JOHN LEE HIGGINS


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First Line: I shall think of autumn to the end
Last Line: And shall not grieve again at autumn's loss.
Subject(s): Autumn; Leaves; Seasons; Trees; Fall


I shall think of autumn to the end, and leaves
October mountain frosts had swiftly turned,
The kindling oaks and maples that have burned
In scarlet flames and gold; yet nothing grieves
Me now at autumn's loss, my quickened breath
May oft betray me at the magic stain
Washed in the dews and thin blue lines of rain.
I shall not grieve again at autumn's death.
I shall remember a swift sweeping fire
That made our love so wonderful, and dead,
I shall recall its racing fever of desire,
Colors of leaves, a passion dark and red.
I shall sit among the cypress and green moss,
And shall not grieve again at autumn's loss.





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