Autumn can come with a lot of mixed feelings. On one hand, summer is over, but on the other, the leaves are changing, cozy sweaters are coming back out, and the holidays are right around the corner.
But in reality, we all know our feelings about fall are a lot more complicated than these simple facts. There’s something oddly spiritual about watching the world slowly go to sleep, something profound in the increasingly crisp air. If you’ve ever felt like fall is a time of restlessness and upheaval, you aren’t alone. Many cultures throughout history have acknowledged autumn as a time of rebirth and reevaluation. Consequently, poets are prone to latching onto the sacred nature of fall and turning it into beautiful words.
Here are 7 poems to help you begin again this fall.
“The Double Image” by Anne Sexton
