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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AUTUMN ON THE PRAIRIE, by JEAN KAMPSCHROEDER
First Line: There's a hush upon the prairie
Last Line: I am home this year.
Subject(s): Autumn; Grief; Homecoming; Seasons; Fall; Sorrow; Sadness
First Line: There's a hush upon the prairie
Last Line: I am home this year.
Subject(s): Autumn; Grief; Homecoming; Seasons; Fall; Sorrow; Sadness
There's a hush upon the prairie
There's a blue haze on the hills
The world is changing color
And adding autumn frills.
The yellows come where green has been
The reds are crowding in
Nature's made a checker-board
Of brown slopes shading in.
From vista unto vista
From the skyline to the hills
Mother Gea's gaily dressed
It's a rythmic song she sings.
The sunlight hides in hollows
Where purple glories lie
The birds rising above us
Have a deep exulting cry.
Theirs is a cry of 'Home again'
And I with mingled tears
Of peace and happiness in my heart know
I am home this year.
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