Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OCTOBER, by ELINOR WYLIE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Beauty has a tarnished dress Last Line: Rough gold and red. Alternate Author Name(s): Benet, William Rose, Mrs. Subject(s): October | ||||||||
Beauty has a tarnished dress, And a patchwork cloak of cloth Dipped deep in mournfulness, Striped like a moth. Wet grass where it trails Dyes it green along the hem; She has seven silver veils With cracked bells on them. She is tired of all these -- Gray gauze, translucent lawn; The broad cloak of Herakles Is tangled flame and fawn. Water and light are wearing thin: She has drawn above her head The warm enormous lion skin Rough gold and red. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FACING INTO IT; FOR LARRY LEVIS by ELEANOR WILNER A VAGABOND SONG by BLISS CARMAN THE SHEPHEARDES CALENDER: OCTOBER by EDMUND SPENSER LATE AUTUMN by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM OCTOBER by MARIE DAVIES WARREN BECKNER OCTOER WOODS by EMMA INGOLD BOST NORTH WIND IN OCTOBER by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES BRONZE TRUMPETS AND SEA WATER; ON TURNING LATIN VERSE INTO ENGLISH by ELINOR WYLIE |
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