Nature

Summer begins to have the look

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

From The Single Hound (1914)

Nature

Summer begins to have the look,
Peruser of enchanting Book
Reluctantly, but sure, perceives—
A gain upon the backward leaves.

Autumn begins to be inferred
By millinery of the cloud,
Or deeper color in the shawl
That wraps the everlasting hill.

The eye begins its avarice,
A meditation chastens speech,
Some Dyer of a distant tree
Resumes his gaudy industry.

Conclusion is the course of all,
Almost to be perennial,
And then elude stability
Recalls to immortality.

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “Summer begins to have the look.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/717/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “Summer begins to have the look.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/717/.

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