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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LATE AUTUMN, by ALOYSIUS MICHAEL SULLIVAN Poet's Biography
First Line: The falling leaf betrays the fawn
Last Line: When she informs upon her own.
Alternate Author Name(s): Sullivan, A. M.
First Line: The falling leaf betrays the fawn
Last Line: When she informs upon her own.
Alternate Author Name(s): Sullivan, A. M.
The falling leaf betrays the fawn
Standing rigid by the oak;
The wind that rises in the dawn
Blows away the meadow smoke
And frames against a greening sky
The mallard in the fowler's sight;
New tracks on hoarfrost publish why
The beagles yelp with young delight,
And early snow abets the treason
No words of pity may atone,
For Nature has a bitter season
When she informs upon her own.
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