Woodland Road



When autumn sings' the amber song and swaying aspen dance along,
The world stands firm beneath my feet, for I'm secure that I belong.

Too soon in eventide's retreat, when level-light slips bittersweet,
Beyond the woodlands silhouette, I linger in the falls' replete.

Quiet now when dusk has set, shadowed sycamores rest, and yet, their mottled sides still whisper soft,
How they belong, without regret.

Because the night wind sings' to me, it's forest songs' sweet melody, The woodland road home, I see,
Directs me back to reality.

About this poem

The power of the autumn woods, is one I like to remember.

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Written on March 14, 1944

Submitted by phil0238 on May 10, 2022

Modified on March 08, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB XX CC
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 534
Words 98
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2

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  • dogojim3
    Pretty imagery, pleasant rhyme and meter; it feels good to say it out loud. It paints a lovely picture of a country road, in autumn, in the evening.
    LikeReply1 year ago

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