It was November

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

It was November —
the month of crimson sunsets,
parting birds,
deep, sad hymns of the sea,
passionate wind-songs in the pines.
Anne roamed through the pineland alleys
in the park and, as she said,
let that great sweeping wind
blow the fogs
out of her soul.
 

 


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