Those suffering from depression will find a kindred spirit in this gorgeous St. Vincent Millay poem about autumn.
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Fall, Season for Beautiful Depression
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A Dreamy Day and Tranquilly I Lie
Here’s a relaxing poem by “hoosier poet” James Whitcomb Riley to welcome in the summer.
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The End of Summer
As we look back at the summer that is coming to an end, did we lose ourselves in a time of innocence or did we worry that time was passing too fast? This Rachel Hadas poem suspects the second.
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Beholding the Summer Dead before Me
Shakespeare and Swinburne both write powerful poems about autumn.
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Walking Out in the Sun of October
As we enter October, revel in Dylan Thomas’ celebration of the season.
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The Violins of Autumn
I still remember memorizing, as a child in a French school, Paul Verlaine’s deliciously sad “Chanson d’automne.”
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