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Wind O' The Autumn

William Henry Ogilvie 1869 (Scotland) – 1963

I love you, wind o' the Autumn, that came from I know not where,
To lead me out of the toiling world to a ballroom fresh and fair,
Where the poplars tall and golden and the beeches rosy and red
Are setting to woodland partners and dancing the stars to bed!

Oh! say, wild wind o' the Autumn, may I dance this dance with you
Decked out in your gown of moonmist and jewelled with drops of dew?
For I know no waiting lover with arms that so softly twine,
And I know no dancing partner whose step is so made for mine!

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 513
Words 105
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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William Henry Ogilvie

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