Indian Summer

Indian Summer

by William Wilfred Campbell

William Wilfred Campbell's 'Indian Summer' is a poetic exploration of the Canadian autumn, capturing its visual, olfactory, and auditory aspects. The poem uses vivid imagery to depict the splendor of the season, showcasing the landscape's beauty as it prepares for the impending winter. It contemplates the inevitability of the first snowfall and the transient nature of the season, highlighting the cycle of life and the transition from warmth to chill. The poem is a celebration of the unique character of Canadian autumn, its vibrant colors, and the sense of peace and melancholy it evokes.

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Japanese Prints Cover image

Japanese Prints by John Gould Fletcher

John Gould Fletcher presents a condensed background of Japanese poetry and a series of his own Japanese-inspired poems. Fletcher's work encapsulates t...

Railway Train Cover image

Railway Train by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson's "The Railway Train" is a short poem that uses the imagery of a train journey to explore themes of mortality and the passage of time....

Little Busybodies: The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, and Others Cover image

Little Busybodies: The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, and Others by Jeannette Augustus Marks

This book invites young readers to discover the fascinating world of insects. Through short stories about crickets, ants, bees, and beetles, the auth...

Baby Running Barefoot Cover image

Baby Running Barefoot by D. H. Lawrence

LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of A Baby Running Barefoot by D. H. Lawrence. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of Septembe...

Cheese Curd for Bait Cover image

Cheese Curd for Bait by James McIntyre

Cheese Curd for Bait is a collection of poems by James McIntyre. McIntyre was a Scottish poet who immigrated to Canada in 1841. He settled in Ingersol...

Natural History Volume 3 Cover image

Natural History Volume 3 by Pliny the Elder

Pliny the Elder's *Natural History* Volume 3 focuses on the natural world, specifically delving into the intricate details of insects, trees, and frui...

Carpenter's World Travels: Australia, New Zealand and Some Other Islands of the South Seas Cover image

Carpenter's World Travels: Australia, New Zealand and Some Other Islands of the South Seas by Frank G. Carpenter

This book is a collection of travel stories by Frank G. Carpenter, who traveled to Australia, New Zealand, and other islands of the South Pacific in t...

Rain and Roses Cover image

Rain and Roses by Jeannette Fraser Henshall

This book is a collection of poems that explore the delicate emotions and sentiments of home, love, and nature. The poems are described as "dainty," r...

Harmonium Cover image

Harmonium by Wallace Stevens

“Harmonium” is Wallace Stevens’s first collection of poems, published in 1923. The book showcases his early exploration of themes like the relationshi...

Call of the Wildflower Cover image

Call of the Wildflower by Henry Salt

Henry Salt's "Call of the Wildflower" takes readers on an engaging journey through the world of wildflowers. The book combines a passion for botany w...

Reviews for Indian Summer

No reviews posted or approved, yet...