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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE OCTOBER REDBREAST, by ALICE MEYNELL Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Autumn is weary, halt, and old
Last Line: This singing-bird's a lad, a lad.
Alternate Author Name(s): Meynell, Wilfrid, Mrs.; Thompson, Alice Christina
Subject(s): Birds; Youth
First Line: Autumn is weary, halt, and old
Last Line: This singing-bird's a lad, a lad.
Alternate Author Name(s): Meynell, Wilfrid, Mrs.; Thompson, Alice Christina
Subject(s): Birds; Youth
AUTUMN is weary, halt, and old;
Ah, but she owns the song of joy!
Her colours fade, her woods are cold.
Her singing-bird's a boy, a boy.
In lovely Spring the birds were bent
On nests, on use, on love, forsooth!
Grown-up were they. This boy's content,
For his is liberty, his is youth.
The musical stripling sings for play
Taking no thought, and virgin-glad.
For duty sang those mates in May.
This singing-bird's a lad, a lad.
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