“Summer afternoon—
summer afternoon;
to me those have always been the two
most beautiful words in the English language.”
― Henry James
Autumn Afternoon,
Autumn Afternoon
To me those have always been the second two
most beautiful words in the English language!
-Janet Martin 😂
Hello, pumpkin lanterns...
and fronds orange and gold
Sweet summer is over,
Farewell, fields of clover
Where butterflies hover and honey bees buzz
Farewell, blue lake splashes
Popsicle mustaches,
Farewell, barefoot dashes through Summer That Was
Farewell, sweaty noses
And roses on roses
And dusk's gate that closes Today, late and slow
Farewell, flower-bower
And warm, welcome shower
And treetops that tower o'er shade-pools below
...where blithe breezes dally
where leaf-whispers rally
In rivers that sally through meadows of air
To cheer all who listen
With lyrics that glisten
With glimpses of Heaven on earth, full of care
Farewell, garden growing
With seeds overflowing
With mercy bestowing the fruit in its hold
Farewell, front porch planters
And dew-drop decanters
Hello, pumpkin lanterns and fronds orange and gold
Hello, season dappled
With reason, red-appled
And gratitude grappled from goodness, profound
Where summer is over
But hails to the lover
Of autumn, where favours of wonder abound
Hello, nature's banjo
Hailing the crescendo
Of scarlet and yellow, of harvest's full swing
As wind-tumbled pleasure
And hope-humbled treasure
Kindles the fine measure of awed thanksgiving
Janet Martin
....of harvest's full swing
As wind-tumbled pleasure...
...and hope-humbled treasure
