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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHEN THE LEAVES FALL, by JAMES STEPHENS Poet's Biography First Line: The leaves fall slowly from the trees Last Line: Is an apache of a wind. Subject(s): Autumn; Seasons; Fall | |||
The leaves fall slowly from the trees And everybody walks on them: Once they had a time of ease In limpid air, and bird and breeze Stayed a while to talk with them. Bright they were, and debonair As they fluttered up and down; Dancing in the sunny air, Dancing without knowing there Was a gutter in a town. Now they have no place at all! All the home that they can find Is a gutter by a wall; And the wind that waits their fall Is an apache of a wind. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OUR AUTUMN by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN AN AUTUMN JOY by GEORGE ARNOLD A LEAF FALLS by MARION LOUISE BLISS THE FARMER'S BOY: AUTUMN by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD A LETTER IN OCTOBER by TED KOOSER AUTUMN EVENING by DAVID LEHMAN EVERYTHING THAT ACTS IS ACTUAL by DENISE LEVERTOV |
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