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22-SEP-2012

First Frost

The goldenrod is yellow,
The corn is turning brown,
The trees in apple orchards
With fruit are bending down;

The gentian’s bluest fringes
Are curling in the sun;
In dusty pods the milkweed
Its hidden silk has spun;

The sedges flaunt their harvest
In every meadow nook,
And asters by the brookside
Make asters in the brook;

From dewy lanes at morning
The grapes’ sweet odors rise;
At noon the roads all flutter
With yellow butterflies–

By all these lovely tokens
September days are here,
With summer’s best of weather
And autumn’s best of cheer.

September Poem by Helen Hunt Jackson


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malcolm haslam23-Sep-2012 17:39
Very special, Johnny.
:-)
Martin Lamoon23-Sep-2012 16:47
Amazing, makes a great subject. V
Al Chesworth23-Sep-2012 11:57
Well captured, don't need to remind me. Has summer gone then??
Brian Samuel23-Sep-2012 11:15
Yikes that is chilly!!! Great frostiness for a piccie even if I'm shivering in sympathy now.
Sheila23-Sep-2012 10:15
Bit early isn't it? But how pretty it made the flower. Lovely close up.
The poem is really nice.
Stephanie23-Sep-2012 08:33
OMG ~ frost so soon? This is a beautiful image John!!! :)
chris morton23-Sep-2012 07:11
that'a frost and NOW, brrr,grrr, but very pretty
janescottcumming22-Sep-2012 22:50
Lovely poem to accompany this pretty shot.
J. Scott Coile22-Sep-2012 21:37
What a frosted treat.
laine22-Sep-2012 21:14
Autumn and the Equinox has been cancelled this year then !! :o)
marie-jose wolff22-Sep-2012 20:51
unbelievable! V
Guest 22-Sep-2012 20:30
Indeed, sugar coated. Next comes Jackson's "October's bright blue weather."
Faye White22-Sep-2012 20:07
Frost? Beautiful.
Ann...22-Sep-2012 19:49
Goodness is this early for your part of the country?
Zak22-Sep-2012 19:31
brrrr
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