This first one is by me, written three years ago at about this time of year when there was a rash of disasters across the globe, all at one time, it seemed. That combined with my own struggle with dwindling daylight and nasty weather had me feeling rather gloomy, apparently.
“The world is dying, [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Poetry’
November 25, 2008
November Poems
October 8, 2008
Emily Dickinson on Autumn
She is a favorite of mine, and I recently came across this little gem:
BESIDES the autumn poets sing,
A few prosaic days
A little this side of the snow
And that side of the haze.
A few incisive mornings,
A few ascetic eves,—
Gone Mr. Bryant’s golden-rod,
And Mr. Thomson’s sheaves.
Still is the bustle in the brook,
Sealed are the spicy valves;
Mesmeric fingers [...]
