Arthur Reed Ropes (Adrian Ross) (1859-1933). In Autumn. Andrew Macphail, comp. 1916. The Book of Sorrow

Andrew Macphail, comp. The Book of Sorrow. 1916.

VI. The Grave’s Triumph
In Autumn

By Arthur Reed Ropes (“Adrian Ross”) (1859–1933)


OVER the grave in the grass,
Dead leaves eddy and play;
Dead leaves, and the wind grieves
All night and day.

Under the grass of the grave,	5
Lips, that were red, are white;
Dead lips, and the rain drips
All day and night.