Nature, Poem 28: Autumn
by Emily Dickinson
from The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series One
The Morns are meeker than they were
To poets, autumn often symbolizes change, maturity, wisdom, or the harvest. Explore many interpretations of Autumn in this collection of poetry by Emily Brontë, Emily Dickinson, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Ellen Robena Field, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Richard Henry Wilde.
The Morns are meeker than they were
"When the bees are humming in the honeysuckle vine"
"Oh, wind of the spring–time, oh, free wind of May,"
Besides the autumn poets sing
Going to heaven!
The author contemplates the cyclical and temporary nature of life.
The poet muses on fires.
The travels of a tattered and worn songbook
Words of sympathy are offered.
In these rapid, restless shadows, Once I walked at eventide,
To me fair friend you never can be old
How like a winter hath my absence been
A poem describing “The Fall of the Year” or Autumn.
"From childhood's hour I have not been"
A poem centered around Autumn and nature.
"The November sun invites me,"
"You bid me hold my peace"
"On a summer’s day as I sat by a stream,"
"It’s all a farce,—these tales they tell"
"Underneath the autumn sky,"
"The wind told the little leaves to hurry,"
A poem admiring the beauty, differences, and changes in seasonal weather.