Thomas Hood · Autumn

“I saw old Autumn in the misty morn”

Nature & seasons
I saw old Autumn in the misty mornStand shadowless like Silence, listeningTo silence, for no lonely bird would singInto his hollow ear from woods forlorn,Nor lowly hedge nor solitary thorn;—Shaking his languid locks all dewy brightWith tangled gossamer that fell by night,Pearling his coronet of golden corn.
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Author
Thomas Hood
Work
Autumn
Found in
The Oxford Book of English Verse
Year
1827
Length
54 words
Source
Project Gutenberg eBook #66619

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