october

October

by Robert Frost

O hushed October morning mild,
Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;
To-morrow's wind, if it be wild,
Should waste them all.
The crows above the forest call;
To-morrow they may form and go.
O hushed October morning mild,
Begin the hours of this day slow,
Make the day seem to us less brief.
Hearts not averse to being beguiled,
Beguile us in the way you know;
Release one leaf at break of day;
At noon release another leaf;
One from our trees, one far away;
Retard the sun with gentle mist;
Enchant the land with amethyst.
Slow, slow!
For the grapes' sake, if they were all,
Whose leaves already are burnt with frost,
Whose clustered fruit must else be lost—
For the grapes' sake along the wall.

October will be over befor we know it. Take some time to capture the colors and share them with us here!

Comments

[Sherralee]

Glorious image and wonderful choice of poem, Paige! So far October has been magnificent for shooting in eastern Ontario.

I've been moved to try new techniques with my camera to capture my impression of the season.

http://sherrygaley.wordpress.com/2012/10/13/a-little-movement/.

[Caryn]

Fall color in the mountains: http://instamaticgratification.wordpress.com/2012/10/01/275366/

[Marcie]

Exactly what I was thinking - that all too soon..these beautiful colors will be behind us:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/home/2012/10/17/transience.html

[Becs]

Beautiful image, love the light and a beautiful poem to go with it. Here are my shots of autumn.

http://www.catchingsundust.com/2012/10/52-intentional-photos-week-1.html

[melissa]

lovely photo and wonderful poem. a few fall colors from here ...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/melissatalbert/8095644540/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/melissatalbert/8095644210/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/melissatalbert/8095644362/in/photostream

[roxi]

My October morning
http://paparazzi-roxi.blogspot.com/2012/10/harvest-time-tree.html

[Kathryn Dyche Dechairo]

Simply beautiful, love the image and the poetry.

[Kate Sutterfield]

https://polkadotrunner.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/orange-and-grey/

:)

[deb lougee]

October - Boats in dry dock

http://www.flickr.com/photos/60437346@N06/8099822563/in/photostream

[Anna]

The warm colors and poem are perfect for an autumn day!

This is what the color looks like from my part of the world ~

http://vandemarkdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/10/autumn-splendor.html

[Gabriele]

That Robert Frost is sublime!!
http://backontheflooragain.blogspot.com/2012/10/autumn-at-beach.html

[Ellie Augustin]

My post today was actually about Fall in my neighborhood http://adventurethroughmylens.blogspot.com/2012/10/around-neighborhood.html

[Caro]

Some of my latest tributes to October:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carito345/8097848790/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carito345/8097849102/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carito345/8049033636/in/photostream/

I love this month!

[L. McG.-E.]

My photo walk from a couple of days ago along a canal near where I live in South Wales.

http://penbleth.co.uk/16/10/2012/let-there-be/

[Robin Troxell]

gorgeous flare!

[Polly Scott]

What a great poem to share and a perfect shot to accompany Frost's perfect words. I just blogged about our autumnal trip to Northern Wisconsin.
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7065784399324734454#editor/target=post;postID=7432263896506411780