If Fall Shall Rob Fair Summer

The beauty of autumn...

If Fall shall rob fair summer of her boon,

    And steal the gloried rays of her gold sun,

And dreamy essence of her calming moon,

    Whose beams across the Heaven’s bowers run,

 

And all her sweets, her candied charms and spells,

    And all the finest beauty of her store,

Then days shall come, in which Cronus compels

    Fall to make grander all that summer bore:

 

To make the sunshine doubly gold and bud

    Much sweeter, golden blossoms, and then birth

Much fairer fruits, rich with sweet, temp’rate blood

    And feed with triply fresher dew the earth,

 

And pave the roads with golden folds of wheat

    And piled gourd, and hang the trees with leaves,

And spread with posy flame the glades where meet

    The murm’ring brooks, and where the sunshine weaves

 

Its silk of light across the morning skies,

    And all the flowered bowers with sweet breath.

Aye, even if the summer clime soon dies

    The Fall shall wreathe a beauty of its death.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[The Hampstead Poet]

This conjures up such images as I cannot describe. Words fail me.

[Gleb Zavlanov]

Thank you very much.

[Rick Puetter]

Very nice Gleb. Love the language. Another beauty. High marks.

Rick

[Gleb Zavlanov]

Thank you very much.

[Wuji]

I liked the repetition of 'gold' in the piece, though not your best perhaps, everything you touch does resonate a certain beauty.

[Gleb Zavlanov]

Thank you.

[paddy d daly]

the beauty of Autumn, my favourite season, you depict it so very well here

[Gleb Zavlanov]

Thank you.

[Rita L. Sev]

A sigh-worthy depiction. You write truly breathtaking images, Gleb.

[Gleb Zavlanov]

Thank you.

[Raymond Federle]

Pryde hit it right on the nail head with her review. Couldn't have said it better myself. ...Well done! :)

[Gleb Zavlanov]

Thank you for your kind words.

[Pryde Foltz]

You meld the modern with the classic seamlessly and the result is a very musical piece that enchants. Truly wonderful piece.

[Gleb Zavlanov]

Thank you very much for your kind words.

[Frieda P]

Gorgeous Gleb, you've unfolded such beauty within your words you have such a unique style, do you think and talk like this in your head? ;-) Enjoyed this outstanding write my friend!

Its silk of light across the morning skies,
And all the flowered bowers with sweet breath.
Aye, even if the summer clime soon dies
The Fall shall wreathe a beauty of its death.

Simply luverly..........

[Gleb Zavlanov]

Thank you very much for your kind words.

[Frieda P]

My pleasure Gleb, I really enjoyed this one. :-)