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Poem
November 1, 1856
Vermont Phœnix
Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Ludlow, Windham County, Windsor County, Vermont
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem personifying October as a solemn, beautiful month of autumn, using imagery of fading leaves, winds, and sunsets to reflect on the passage of time, lost youth, and human destiny's melancholy.
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OCTOBER.
Solemn, yet beautiful to view,
Month of my heart! thou dawnest here,
With red and faded leaves to strew
Pale Autumn's melancholy bier:
The moaning of thy wind I hear,
As the red sunset dies afar,
And bars of purple clouds areate,
Obscuring every western star.
I look to Nature, and behold
My life's dim emblems rustling round,
In hues of crimson and of gold—
The year's glad honors on the ground:
And nightwise with the winds, I feel,
While their low pinions murmur by,
How much their sweeping tones reveal
Of life and human destiny.
Alas for Time, and Youth, and Care!
What gloom about their way they fling
Like clouds in autumn's gusty air,
The burial pageant of the spring:
The dreams that each successive year
Seemed bathed in hues of brightest dye
At last like withered leaves appear,
And sleep in darkness side by side.
From Harper's Magazine for October.
Solemn, yet beautiful to view,
Month of my heart! thou dawnest here,
With red and faded leaves to strew
Pale Autumn's melancholy bier:
The moaning of thy wind I hear,
As the red sunset dies afar,
And bars of purple clouds areate,
Obscuring every western star.
I look to Nature, and behold
My life's dim emblems rustling round,
In hues of crimson and of gold—
The year's glad honors on the ground:
And nightwise with the winds, I feel,
While their low pinions murmur by,
How much their sweeping tones reveal
Of life and human destiny.
Alas for Time, and Youth, and Care!
What gloom about their way they fling
Like clouds in autumn's gusty air,
The burial pageant of the spring:
The dreams that each successive year
Seemed bathed in hues of brightest dye
At last like withered leaves appear,
And sleep in darkness side by side.
From Harper's Magazine for October.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
October
Autumn
Melancholy
Time
Youth
Nature
Destiny
Leaves
Poem Details
Title
October.
Subject
October
Key Lines
Solemn, Yet Beautiful To View,
Month Of My Heart! Thou Dawnest Here,
Alas For Time, And Youth, And Care!
The Dreams That Each Successive Year
Seemed Bathed In Hues Of Brightest Dye