The Complete Poems and Collected Letters of Adelaide Crapsey | ||
Autumn
Fugitive, wistful,Pausing at edge of her going,
Autumn, the maiden, turns,
Leans to the earth with ineffable
Gesture. Ah, more than
Spring's skies her skies shine
Tender and frailer
Bloom than plum-bloom or almond
Lies on her hillsides, her fields,
Misted, faint-flushing. Ah, lovelier
Is her refusal than
Yielding who pauses with grave
Backward smiling, with light
Unforgettable touch of
Fingers withdrawn... Pauses, lo
Vanishes.. fugitive, wistful...
The Complete Poems and Collected Letters of Adelaide Crapsey | ||