In the Days of the Golden Rod
In the Days of the Golden Rod - meaning Summary
Late-summer Solace in Gold
The speaker strolls through an autumn landscape and finds consolation in the late bloom of golden-rod. The poem presents late summer as a time of mellow beauty that softens awareness of transience, linking earthly scene and spiritual comfort. Images of silvering hills, drifting plumes, and September light emphasize quiet pleasure and the idea that passing days can be sweetest, offering peace and a sense of nearness to the divine.
Read Complete AnalysesAcross the meadow in brooding shadow I walk to drink of the autumn's wine The charm of story, the artist's glory, To-day on these silvering hills is mine; On height, in hollow, where'er I follow, By mellow hillside and searing sod, Its plumes uplifting, in light winds drifting, I see the glimmer of golden-rod. In this latest comer the vanished summer Has left its sunshine the world to cheer, And bids us remember in late September What beauty mates with the passing year. The days that are fleetest are still the sweetest, And life is near to the heart of God, And the peace of heaven to earth is given In this wonderful time of the golden-rod.
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