Frog Autumn
Frog Autumn - meaning Summary
Decay in a Marsh
The poem depicts a bleak, late-season marsh where life dwindles. Using the setting of a fen, the speaker observes insects, spiders, and frogs losing vitality as cold and scarcity encroach. The voice conveys collective suffering and a sense of abandonment as flourishing life departs to "elsewhere." The mood is elegiac and concentrated on natural decline, portraying autumn as a slow withdrawal of nourishment and community from a once-productive place.
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