Poem For Autumn

Hermann Hesse is known primarily for his novels but he was also a poet and the following poem captures both the beauty of autumn and the poignance of the passing of summer with inspiring verse.

September

The garden is mourning,

The chilli rain is sinking into the flowers.

The summer is shivering

Towards his end.

Golden leave by leave is dropping

Down from the high acacia.

Summer’s smiling astonished and droopy

In the dying dream of the garden.

For a long while

He is standing, beside the roses, longing for a rest

Slowly he closes his wide eyes

Which became tired.