Nature

October

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807–1882

Nature

My ornaments are fruits; my garments leaves,
Woven like cloth of gold, and crimson dyed;
I do not boast the harvesting of sheaves,
O'er orchards and o'er vineyards I preside.
Though on the frigid Scorpion I ride,
The dreamy air is full, and overflows
With tender memories of the summer-tide,
And mingled voices of the doves and crows.

MLA

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “October.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/longfellow/202/.

Chicago

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “October.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/longfellow/202/.

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