An Autumn Evening

An Autumn Evening
By Lucy Maud Montgomery*

Dark hills against a hollow crocus sky
Scarfed with its crimson pennons, and below
The dome of sunset long, hushed valleys lie
Cradling the twilight, where the lone winds blow
And wake among the harps of leafless trees
Fantastic runes and mournful melodies.

The chilly purple air is threaded through
With silver from the rising moon afar,
And from a gulf of clear, unfathomed blue
In the southwest glimmers a great gold star
Above the darkening druid glens of fir
Where beckoning boughs and elfin voices stir.

And so I wander through the shadows still,
And look and listen with a rapt delight,
Pausing again and yet again at will
To drink the elusive beauty of the night,
Until my soul is filled, as some deep cup,
That with divine enchantment is brimmed up.

*I referenced her most celebrated book in my very first blog post.

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I LOVE autumn in the Midwest. I don't think I could live anywhere where I was not surrounded by four seasons. It has been a chilly start to October this week but that just means cozy sweaters and more hot beverages. {October also means baseball playoffs! in Chicago!} This season also brings apple cider donuts...yum! And road trips!

In a few short weeks, Brad and I are going down to Nashville, TN to visit some dear college friends. I'm so excited to see baby Rin again (oh, and I guess those "other people" too). I told Steve that this picture looks so 70s folk album cover. He said their family band name is The Corn Shuckin' Yippers.