Autumn Sketches

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 In golden robes the autumn dresses,
 The rain has passed — and, bright and blue,
 The sky once more its azure blesses,
 Cool freshness fills the air anew.
 And all around is crisp and clear —
 September’s joy is waiting here.

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 The fading day sinks o’er the meadow,
 The fields lie still beneath the grey;
 The forest stands forlorn in shadow,
 Its summer splendour gone away.
 October now takes autumn’s throne —
 The golden season’s almost flown…

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 The twilight deepens, growing colder,
 The damp air chills the earth below;
 The world seems darker, dimmer, older,
 As winds of winter start to blow.
 The waiting earth dreams of the snow,
 To shield her from November’s woe.


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