Poems Ancient and Modern

Poems Ancient and Modern

Today’s Poem: The Death of Autumn

Edna St. Vincent Millay, the death of little illusions, and the risk of grief

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Sally Thomas
Oct 24, 2025
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J. Mazzanovich, Autumn, 1888 (Wikimedia Commons)
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