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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A RUBRIC, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: The aster puts its purple on
Last Line: And winter spreads the pall.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Autumn; Seasons; Fall
First Line: The aster puts its purple on
Last Line: And winter spreads the pall.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Autumn; Seasons; Fall
The aster puts its purple on
When flowers begin to fall
To suit the solemn antiphon
Of Autumn's ritual;
And deigns, unwearied, to stand
In robes pontifical
Till Indian Summer leaves the land,
And Winter spreads the pall.
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