October

October's Party

October gave a party;
  The leaves by hundreds came –
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
  And leaves of every name.
The sunshine spread a carpet,
  And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
  Professor Wind the band.

The Chestnuts came in yellow,
  The Oaks in crimson dressed;
The lovely Misses Maple
  In scarlet looked their best;
All balanced to their partners;
  And gaily fluttered by;
The sight was like a rainbow
  New fallen from the sky.

Then, in the rustic hollow,
  At hide-and-seek they played,
he party closed at sundown,
  And everybody stayed.
Professor Wind played louder;
  They flew along the ground;
And then the party ended
  In jolly "hands around."

                                 
                 



                        – George Cooper


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