October's Party

 

  October gave a party;
  The leaves by hundreds came-
  The Chestnuts, Oaks and Maples,
  And leaves of every name.
  The sunshine spread a carpet,
  And everything was grand,
  Miss Weather led the dancing,
  Professor Wind the band.

  The Chestnuts came in yellow,
  The Oaks in crimson dressed;
  The lovely Misses Maple,
  In scarlet looked their best;
  All balanced to their partners,
  And gaily fluttered by;
  The sight was like a rainbow,
  New fallen from the sky.

   Then, in the rustic hollow,
  At hide and seek they played,
  The party closed at sundown,
  And everybody stayed.
  Professor Wind played louder;
  They flew along the ground;
  And then the party ended
  In jolly "hands around"

~George Cooper