Duncan Campbell Scott (1862-1947). Autumn Song. William Wilfred Campbell, comp. 1913. The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse

William Wilfred Campbell, comp. The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse. 1913.

Autumn Song

By Duncan Campbell Scott (1862–1947)


SING me a song of the Autumn clear,
With the mellow days and the ruddy eves;
Sing me a song of the ending year,
With the piled-up sheaves.

Sing me a song of the apple bowers,	5
Of the great grapes the vine-field yields,
Of the ripe peaches bright as flowers,
And the rich hop-fields.

Sing me a song of the fallen mast,
Of the sharp odour the pomace sheds,	10
Of the purple beets left last
In the garden beds.

Sing me a song of the toiling bees,
Of the long flight and the honey won,
Of the white hives under the apple-trees	15
In the hazy sun.

Sing me a song of the thyme and the sage,
Of sweet marjoram in the garden grey
Where goes my love Armitage
Pulling the summer savory.	20

Sing me a song of the red deep,
The long glow the sun leaves,
Of the swallows taking a last sleep
In the barn eaves.