"October" by Evalyn Callahan Shaw

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend Support Poem-a-Day October 27, 2019   October   Evalyn Callahan Shaw

October is the month that seems All woven with midsummer dreams; She brings for us the golden days That fill the air with smoky haze, She brings for us the lisping breeze And wakes the gossips in the trees, Who whisper near the vacant nest Forsaken by its feathered guest. Now half the birds forget to sing, And half of them have taken wing, Before their pathway shall be lost Beneath the gossamer of frost. Zigzag across the yellow sky, They rustle here and flutter there, Until the boughs hang chill and bare, What joy for us—what happiness Shall cheer the day the night shall bless? 'Tis hallowe'en, the very last Shall keep for us remembrance fast, When every child shall duck the head To find the precious pippin red.            This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on October 27, 2019, by the Academy of American Poets. About this Poem   "October" originally appeared in Muskogee Phoenix on November 1, 1900.   Evalyn Callahan Shaw was born around 1861 and lived in Wagoner, Indian Territory. "October Song" by Marilyn Chin "Halloween" by Madison Julius Cawein "Autumn" by Alexander Posey October Guest Editor: Oliver de la Paz   Thanks to Oliver de la Paz, author of five collections of poetry, including The Boy in the Labyrinth (University of Akron Press, 2019), who curated Poem-a-Day for this month's weekdays. Read a Q&A with Paz about his curatorial approach this month and find out more about our guest editors for the year. A culture break, a source of daily renewal...   If reading Poem-a-Day has become a meaningful part of your day, please consider supporting this free series with a donation. Your gift makes publishing Poem-a-Day possible. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit poets.org   Unsubscribe here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038

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