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Lo! I am Come to Autumn

October 25, 2005

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Gold Leaves

Lo! I am come to autumn,
When all the leaves are gold;
Grey hairs and golden leaves cry out
The year and I are old.

In youth I sought the prince of men,
Captain in cosmic wars,
Our Titan, even the weeds would show
Defiant, to the stars.

But now a great thing in the street
Seems any human nod,
Where shift in strange democracy
The million masks of God.

In youth I sought the golden flower
Hidden in wood or wold,
But I am come to autumn,
When all the leaves are gold.

~ G. K. Chesterton

Posted by vincent at October 25, 2005 06:22 PM

Comments

Cool poem to go along with the picture!

You seem to have this knack......

Posted by: Arthur at October 26, 2005 01:21 AM

What a perfect poem to chose as the leaves are falling and the temp. drops down to turn on the heat weather and I have turned seventy.

Posted by: janet at October 26, 2005 10:34 PM

Oh, so very nice, Susan!

Posted by: dan at October 27, 2005 12:21 AM

Really lovely poem, and your stunning leaf photo perfectly illuminates it. Having just turned 50, I feel a little like the man in the poem, with a little gray hair, feeling a tad autumnal.

Posted by: Wandering Willow at October 27, 2005 05:18 PM