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*Autumn is icumen in, With all its tricks, Its treats and whims.* I can't mourn Summer's passing; Those days Of idle slumber. Summer suns And midnight moons, The silhouettes of June; Holiday highs, Mad July; The robust garden Lust of August. I won't. Autumn air Affronts my senses, The Arctic cool Dips and rules. The moss has left The trees; Arthritic twigs Let lose The leafs.      Autumn is icumen in Autumn, With its foils And foibles, Rakes us in With harlequin sins, And all its Wherewithal. Embrace your fall.      Winter is icumen in
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Sep 18, 2014
Sep 18, 2014 at 9:16 AM UTC
Autumn Is Icumen In
*Autumn is icumen in, With all its tricks, Its treats and whims.* I can't mourn Summer's passing; Those days Of idle slumber. Summer suns And midnight moons, The silhouettes of June; Holiday highs, Mad July; The robust garden Lust of August. I won't. Autumn air Affronts my senses, The Arctic cool Dips and rules. The moss has left The trees; Arthritic twigs Let lose The leafs.      Autumn is icumen in Autumn, With its foils And foibles, Rakes us in With harlequin sins, And all its Wherewithal. Embrace your fall.      Winter is icumen in
I borrowed "icumen in" from a 9th century anonymous poet, in a bit called, "Summer is icumen in."
francie-lynch
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Sep 18, 2014
Sep 18, 2014 at 9:16 AM UTC
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