Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN AUTUMN DAY, by MARGARET ELIZABETH MUNSON SANGSTER Poet's Biography First Line: Like a jewel, golden-rimmed Last Line: Dreams its happy life away. Alternate Author Name(s): Van Deth, Gerrit, Mrs. Subject(s): Autumn; Leaves; Seasons; Fall | ||||||||
LIKE a jewel, golden-rimmed; Like a chalice, nectar-brimmed; Like a strain of music low, Lost in some sweet long ago; Like a fairy story old, By the lips of children told; Like a rune of ancient bard; Like a missal glory-starred, Comes upon her winsome way This enchanting Autumn day. O'er the hills the sunlight sleeps; Through the vales the shadow creeps; On the river's stately tides, Rich the silent splendor glides; Where the bowery orchards be, Perfumed breezes wander free; Where the purple clusters shine Through the network of the vine, Fragrant odors fill the air; Beauty shineth everywhere, While upon her joyous way Comes the lovely Autumn day, By the road's neglected banks Rise the sumach's serried ranks; Ragged hedge of thorn and brier Sudden flames with living fire; From the hard unlovely sod Springs the glancing golden-rod; Light the level sunbeams sift Through the violet aster-drift; All her spears in proud array, Comes the bannered Autumn day. Lifts the forest's lofty line, Sceptred oak and solemn pine; Shifting rainbow tints illume All the depths of fronded gloom; Through the vista'd aisles unroll Sweeping robe and trailing stole, Where superbly on her way Comes the royal Autumn day. Heart of mine, be glad and gay; Wear thy festival array; Sing thy song for gathered fruit; Why shouldst thou alone be mute, When the winds, from sea to sea, Ring in chords of jubilee? After waiting, after prayer, After pain and toil and care, After expectation long Lo! the bright fulfilments throng. Gleam the apples through the leaves; Thickly stand the golden sheaves; Earth is all in splendor drest; Queenly fair, she sits at rest, While the deep delicious day Dreams its happy life away. | 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 ARE THE CHILDREN AT HOME? by MARGARET ELIZABETH MUNSON SANGSTER |
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