Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OCTOBER TWILIGHT, by VINCENT GODFREY BURNS Poet's Biography First Line: The yellowed leaves are quiet, dusk is here Last Line: Shipwrecked upon october's tawny shore. Subject(s): Dusk; October | ||||||||
The yellowed leaves are quiet, dusk is here, On wings that make no sound a bird goes by; The day is drowsy and its end is near, One brilliant star illumes the ebon sky. The dying sun has set the west on fire, A barking dog somewhere protests in vain, A lonely cricket tunes his failing lyre, The autumn twilight wakes an ancient pain. A homesickness descends like choking mist, A loneliness I never felt before -- A hunger of the heart, of lips unkissed -- Shipwrecked upon October's tawny shore. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FACING INTO IT; FOR LARRY LEVIS by ELEANOR WILNER A VAGABOND SONG by BLISS CARMAN THE SHEPHEARDES CALENDER: OCTOBER by EDMUND SPENSER LATE AUTUMN by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM OCTOBER by MARIE DAVIES WARREN BECKNER OCTOER WOODS by EMMA INGOLD BOST NORTH WIND IN OCTOBER by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES A HUN by VINCENT GODFREY BURNS |
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