Dark of the Moon

Chapter 55: Arcturus in Autumn

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A collection of lyric poems organized into thematic sections that dwell on natural landscapes, seasonal change, and intimate emotion. Short, image-driven pieces range from moonlit nights and coastal scenes to autumnal boulevards and secluded woods, often pairing precise sensory detail with reflections on longing, love, memory, and mortality. Portraits of individuals and quiet elegies appear alongside meditations on stars and tides, producing a restrained, musical voice that emphasizes transience and beauty through concise, resonant language.

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Arcturus in Autumn

When, in the gold October dusk, I saw you near to setting,

Arcturus, bringer of spring,

Lord of the summer nights, leaving us now in autumn,

Having no pity on our withering;

Oh then I knew at last that my own autumn was upon me,

I felt it in my blood,

Restless as dwindling streams that still remember

The music of their flood.

There in the thickening dark a wind-bent tree above me

Loosed its last leaves in flight—

I saw you sink and vanish, pitiless Arcturus,

You will not stay to share our lengthening night.

Dark of the Moon

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VIII ARCTURUS IN AUTUMN

Arcturus in Autumn

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ARCTURUS
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