

I read every single one, and I'd love to know! To the trees’ shoulders, braiding the cuffs “And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” - Oscar Wilde 7. His words depict the haunting beauty in the quiet winding down into winter. Keats ends his poem evoking the closing of the season and finding a parallel in the beauty of an early-evening sunset. Autumn Song, by Sarojini Naiduįor its dreams like the fluttering leaves have gone,Ħ. The poem is a rich description of the beauty of autumn that focuses on both its lush and sensual fruitfulness and the melancholy hint of shorter days. “No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace / As I have seen in one autumnal face.” - John Donne 5. AUTUMN SENSES POEM By Josie Whitehead Feel autumn: Feel a drop in the temperature Feel the crackle of leaves now Feel the wind on your cheek and the rain. At that time, life was more beautiful And the sun burned more than it does today. I found a pretty good English translation of the Prévert’s original lyrics: Oh I would like you so much to remember The joyful days when we were friends. You can taste the smell of autumn, all around. Mercer wrote the English lyric and gave it the title Autumn Leaves. Our collection of euphonious autumn poems for kids describe the beauty of autumn aptly. Clear and brighter sky, soothing sun rays, and cool breeze whispers a natural song that fills you with joy. “The leaves are changing I feel poetry in the air.” - Laura Jaworski 3. Image: ShutterStock Autumn is a beautiful time of the year that most children love. Infinitely calm, holding up all this falling. This hand here is falling.Īnd look at the other one. Fall, Leaves, Fall by Emily Bronte O Autumn, Autumn by Effie Lee Newsome Hoar-Frost by Amy Lowell Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost To Autumn. The leaves are falling, falling as if from far up,Įach leaf falls as if it were motioning “no.”Īway from all other stars in the loneliness.

8 Autumn Poems: Sights Seen and Feelings Felt 1. I keep my intro short, because there is enough tucked away in (between) the lines of these autumn poems… inspired by the falling leaves we must surely pause to see better, and the feelings we must surely share to be better. It shows the beauty of release, acting as a catalyst to our own introspective nature. This season can inspire feelings of loneliness and sorrow, though it can also help us to feel the sacredness of sharing that solitude with each other.

While every season lends itself to poetry, the wistful, wind-swept trees of autumn help us to notice more deeply the beauty of life even in its “final” stages.Īutumn is a time for artistry and awe, the structural details of a landscape coming alive in its dying, a bittersweet mixture of melancholy and fulfillment. Leaves of Autumn Helen Barclay When blades of grass are turning brown And autumn leaves come floating down, I dance with them on lawn and street And scuffle through them with my feet. These autumn poems are selected for both their visual and emotional scenery.
