Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AUTUMN, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poet's Biography First Line: The softest shadows mantle o'er his form Last Line: Far down the vista of the fading year. Subject(s): Autumn; Seasons; Fall | ||||||||
The softest shadows mantle o'er his form, And the curved sickle in his grasp appears, Glooming and brightening; while a wreath of ears Circles his sallow brow, which th' angry storm Gusts down at intervals; about him stray The volant sweets o' the trailing mignionette, And odours vague, that haunt the year's decay; The crush of leaves is heard beneath his feet, Mixt, as he onward goes, with softer sound, As tho' his heel were sinking into snows: Full soon a sadder landscape opens round, With, here and there, a latter-flowering rose, Child of the Summer hours, though blooming here Far down the vista of the fading year. | 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 HER FIRST-BORN by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER |
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