Voice on the Wind, and Other Poems

<h2><SPAN name="IN_AUTUMN" id="IN_AUTUMN"></SPAN>IN AUTUMN</h2> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <h4>I</h4> <span class="i1">Sunflowers wither and lilies die,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Poppies are pods of seeds;<br/></span> <span class="i1">The first red leaves on the pathway lie,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Like blood of a heart that bleeds.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Weary alway will it be to-day,<br/></span> <span class="i1">Weary and wan and wet;<br/></span> <span class="i0">Dawn and noon will the clouds hang gray,<br/></span> <span class="i0">And the autumn wind will sigh and say,<br/></span> <span class="i1">"<i>He comes not yet, not yet.</i><br/></span> <span class="i3"><i>Weary alway, alway!</i>"<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <h4>II</h4> <span class="i1">Hollyhocks bend all tattered and torn,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Marigolds all are gone;<br/></span> <span class="i1">The last pale rose lies all forlorn,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Like love that is trampled on.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Weary, ah me! to-night will be,<br/></span> <span class="i1">Weary and wild and hoar;<br/></span> <span class="i0">Rain and mist will blow from the sea,<br/></span> <span class="i0">And the wind will sob in the autumn tree,<br/></span> <span class="i1">"<i>He comes no more, no more.</i><br/></span> <span class="i3"><i>Weary, ah me! ah me!</i>"<br/></span></div> </div> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_52" id="Page_52">[Pg 52]</SPAN></span></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />