October

Ellis Parker Butler 1869 (Muscatine) – 1937 (Williamsville)



The forest holds high carnival to-day,
   And every hill-side glows with gold and fire;
Ivy and sumac dress in colors gay,
   And oak and maple mask in bright attire.

The hoarded wealth of sober autumn days
   In lavish mood for motley garb is spent,
And nature for the while at folly plays,
   Knowing the morrow brings a snowy Lent.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 342
Words 61
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

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