Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEPTEMBER, by EFFIE WALLER SMITH Poet's Biography First Line: Summer days an-ending Last Line: A month of sweet delight. Subject(s): Autumn; Seasons; September; Fall | ||||||||
Summer days an-ending, Autumn coming on; Trees with fruit a-bending In orchard and in lawn. Apples, soft and mellow, In the sun to dry, Pumpkins, striped and yellow, Rip'ning in cornfield lie. The bushy hawthorn's haws Shine crimson in the wood; Plentiful are paw-paws, Luscious, sweet and good. The shiny milk-weeds now Unfold their silken hair, Which flutters white as snow In the balmy air. The tall iron-weeds In their purple glory nod; On hill-side and in meadow Blooms the golden-rod. Vacation days are o'er, With all their fun and noise; Back at school for useful lore Are the boys and girls. Cloudless ever in the sky; Hazy day and dewy night; So September passes by, A month of sweet delight. | 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 A GOOD-BYE by EFFIE WALLER SMITH |
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