[JustAmy]

The Autumn
Elizabeth Barret Browning

Go, sit upon the lofty hill,
And turn your eyes around,
Where waving woods and waters wild
Do hymn an autumn sound.
The summer sun is faint on them --
The summer flowers depart --
Sit still -- as all transform'd to stone,
Except your musing heart.

How there you sat in summer-time,
May yet be in your mind;
And how you heard the green woods sing
Beneath the freshening wind.
Though the same wind now blows around,
You would its blast recall;
For every breath that stirs the trees,
Doth cause a leaf to fall.

Oh! like that wind, is all the mirth
That flesh and dust impart:
We cannot bear its visitings,
When change is on the heart.
Gay words and jests may make us smile,
When Sorrow is asleep;
But other things must make us smile,
When Sorrow bids us weep!

The dearest hands that clasp our hands, --
Their presence may be o'er;
The dearest voice that meets our ear,
That tone may come no more!
Youth fades; and then, the joys of youth,
Which once refresh'd our mind,
Shall come -- as, on those sighing woods,
The chilling autumn wind.

Hear not the wind -- view not the woods;
Look out o'er vale and hill-
In spring, the sky encircled them --
The sky is round them still.
Come autumn's scathe -- come winter's cold --
Come change -- and human fate!
Whatever prospect Heaven doth bound,
Can ne'er be desolate.

[The Mayor]

Jesus said to him, "If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me." —John 21:22

Resentment comes from looking at others; contentment comes from looking to God.

[Darksheare]

Morning.
Have my coffee here in front o' me myself.
I'm here as well, and am responding on this thread rather than keep stretching yesterday's thread along time warp style.
(Though that can be fun.. and might inspire someone to write something odd.)

[dansangel]

Happy Autumn and TGIF to Poetry and Potpourri!

(((((((((HUGS))))))))))))

[TexasCowboy]

I love Elizabeth Barret Browning, Amy.
Thanks!

[MEG33]

Did you know about the Browning Library in Waco,Texas at Baylor University?It contains the largest collection of books,manuscripts and memorabilia about the Brownings .It is open to the public.Other poets of the Victorian era are included in the research library.

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Friday !

Have a cup while you Freep !

[Alamo-Girl]

A beautiful poem! Thank you and buuuump!

[Jen]

Hello everyone. I'm back from my Hawaii vacation. It was great. Now I'm leaving tomorrow for the weekend in Chicago.

This may seem a silly request, but would y'all please pray for my kitty Sasso? He got in a fight while we were gone and has wounds that absessed. He had surgery today and died on the operating table but the docs were able to do CPR and bring him back. He's in bad shape and I'm really upset and worried about him. Thanks in advance. Jen

[firewalk]

Good morning
hope everyone has a wonderful weekend