Five Poems for Fall
Celebrate autumn’s arrival by sharing these delights at home or in the classroom.
Leaves by Elsie N. Brady
How silently they tumble down
And come to rest upon the ground
To lay a carpet, rich and rare,
Beneath the trees without a care,
Content to sleep, their work well done,
Colors gleaming in the sun.
At other times, they wildly fly
Until they nearly reach the sky.
Twisting, turning through the air
Till all the trees stand stark and bare.
Exhausted, drop to earth below
To wait, like children, for the snow
A Leaf by Aileen Fisher
If I were a leaf
(but I wouldn't be)
I'd have to be tied
to a tree, tree, tree.
I couldn't walk off
(or skip or run)
and my nose would get burned
by the sun, sun, sun.
In summer I'd roast,
(in winter I'd freeze)
and all through October
I'd sneeze, sneeze, sneeze.
Down, Down by Eleanor Farjeon
Down, down Yellow and brown The leaves are falling Over the town.
Fall by Aileen Fisher
The last of October
We lock the garden gate.
The flowers alive all withered
that used to stand straight.
The last of October
We put the swings away
And the porch looks deserted where we like to play.
The last of October
The birds have all flown,
The screens are in the attic, the sand pile’s all gone:
Everything is put away before it starts to snow
I wonder if the ladybugs have any place to go?
Song of the Nut (Traditional)
I’m a nut, so small and round,
Lying on the cold, cold ground
Everybody steps on me
That’s why I’m so cracked you see!