The Crown of the Year
The Crown of the Year is a short autumn poem that greets a mellow morning still warm with the last of summer. The speaker looks closely at humble things: seeded dock in umber, golden hawk-bit, a single late wild rose, and crimson woodbine glowing like wine. Each plant becomes a dear friend, and each fading bloom carries a quiet ache. Beneath the wistful mood, the poem finds peace in the hazy purple light of the season, and it asks why autumn deserves to be called the year's crown.
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