Emily Bronte (1818-1848). Fall, Leaves, Fall. J. C. Squire, ed. 1921. A Book of Women's Verse

J. C. Squire, ed. A Book of Women’s Verse. 1921.

Fall, Leaves, Fall

By Emily Brontë (1818–1848)


FALL, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow	5
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night’s decay
Ushers in a drearier day.