The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse
Autumn SongDuncan Campbell Scott (18621947)
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With the mellow days and the ruddy eves;
Sing me a song of the ending year,
With the piled-up sheaves.
Of the great grapes the vine-field yields,
Of the ripe peaches bright as flowers,
And the rich hop-fields.
Of the sharp odour the pomace sheds,
Of the purple beets left last
In the garden beds.
Of the long flight and the honey won,
Of the white hives under the apple-trees
In the hazy sun.
Of sweet marjoram in the garden grey
Where goes my love Armitage
Pulling the summer savory.
The long glow the sun leaves,
Of the swallows taking a last sleep
In the barn eaves.