Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, OCTOBER, by HELEN PRICE



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OCTOBER, by                    
First Line: Fill my lungs with october wind
Last Line: In a heart too full for singing!
Subject(s): Autumn; Leaves; October; Seasons; Wind; Fall


Fill my lungs with October wind,
Dazzle my eyes with moon,
Sprinkle my path with the dust of stars
Whisper a thread of tune.

Bind me about with the spell of night,
Tangle my heart with the tips of trees,
How shall I know that the dead leaves fall
At the touch of the frosty breeze?

What shall it matter if winter comes
And slow days drag, unending?
What shall I care for the frozen death
That the bitter winds are sending?

Always the spell of the autumn moon
Blinds to the long months' turning,
Always the ache of October's joy
Blends into April's yearning.

Oh, that a poem, a song, a cry
Could break from my silence, bringing
A breath, release, to the thrill compressed
In a heart too full for singing!





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