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# Ode to Autumn
- URL: https://www.yacubdavidsmith.com/ode-to-autumn/
- Published: 2026-09-26T05:53:36.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T12:29:41.000Z
- Author: yacub david smith
- Tags: Poetry, Just Like Cambridge

Oh Autumn, Autumn —  
how you shake and toss,  
like Homer’s breath  
against the rocks.  
You leave us dashed  
to windy days,  
to buckle senseless  
’neath driving reins.

Time scowls at us,  
but still, we bear  
some golden flowers,  
even if only for an hour.