In fallow fields the goldenrod 



And purple asters beck and nod. 



The milkweed launches fairy boats, 



In tangled silver the cobweb floats : 



Pervasive odours of ripening vine 



Fill the air like a luscious wine. 



The gentian blooms on the browning waste 



With coral chains is the alder laced 



The blackbirds gather, and wheel and fly, 

 The swallows twitter a low " Good-bye ! " 



