3 So much for the preacher: The sermon comes next,- Grown-up folks who play We heard not the preacher HELPS TO STUDY VOCABULARY: frail-easily broken; not firm; weak. ǎs-sem'-ble to come together; to call together; to bring together. cälm-quiet; still; peaceful. WORDS AND PHRASES: "Meek-faced anemones'' "Languidly" "his reverence' "Guileless" "wind-organ" "Man-builded" SEPTEMBER* HELEN HUNT JACKSON She Helen Hunt Jackson (1831-1885) was an American poet. was born in Massachusetts, but she spent much of her life in California. Her poems are very beautiful. 1 THE golden-rod is yellow; 2 The gentian's bluest fringes 3 The sedges flaunt their harvest Make asters in the brook. * Copyright, 1892, by Roberts Brothers. ō'-dor-any smell, fragrant or unpleasant. tō'-ken—a sign; something intended to represent another thing. WORDS AND PHRASES: "gentian's bluest fringes'' dusky pods" 66 'sedges'' "hidden silk' 'flaunt their harvest" "dewy lanes" "lovely tokens' "best of cheer" OCTOBER'S BRIGHT BLUE WEATHER* HELEN HUNT JACKSON 1 O, SUN and skies and clouds of June And flowers of June together, Ye can not rival for one hour October's bright blue weather. 2 When loud the bumblebee makes haste, And golden-rod is dying fast, And lanes with grapes are fragrant; 3 When gentians roll their fringes tight, 4 When on the ground red apples lie And redder still on old stone walls 5 When all the lovely wayside things Their white-winged seeds are sowing, Late aftermaths are growing; *Copyright, 1892, by Roberts Brothers. 6. When springs run low, and on the brooks, In idle, golden freighting, Bright leaves sink noiseless in the hush Of woods, for winter waiting; 7 When comrades seek sweet country haunts, By twos and twos together, 8 O sun and skies and flowers of June, HELPS TO STUDY Notes and Questions What comparison is made in the first stanza between June and October? What makes the weather in Octo ber seem "bright blue ''g Why is the bumblebee described as "loud''g Why is he called "Belated, thriftless vagrant'' Compare the description of the golden-rod in this poem with the description of the goldenrod in "September.'' Compare the description of the apples in this poem with the description of the apples in "September."' Read the line which tells why the "gentians roll their fringes tight". What is the color of the woodbine leaves? What are the "lovely wayside things" usually called? What do good comrades like to do in October? How does a miser feel toward his gold? Why are we sorry to have October go? |