Sweet November
Sweet November: Embracing Melancholy in Nature's Transition
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November drew back her Veil and showed us her eyes
November reveals its true nature, symbolized by the eyes as stars on a cold night.
They were stars on a frozen night
The eyes of November are compared to stars in the freezing night.
Poetry fell like smoke from open mouths
Poetry is expressed verbally, akin to smoke, drifting silently into the sky.
Drifting soundless to the sky
The poetic expressions rise soundlessly, reaching towards the sky.
Sweet November, did we sail too far from the sun?
Questioning if they have strayed too far from the warmth of the sun in the month of November.
Sweet November will the longest night ever come?
Asking if the longest night in November will ever arrive.
She will wrap you up in a coat of melancholy
November envelops individuals in a coat of sadness.
Gather you up in folds of sweet and sorry
Gathering individuals in layers of sweetness and regret.
Wood smoke, damp earth and summers decay
Evoking sensory images of wood smoke, damp earth, and the decline of summer.
Gun powder, lamp light, bath nights and ghost stories
References to gunpowder, lamplight, bath nights, and ghost stories adding to the atmospheric setting.
Sweet November, did we drift too far from the sun?
Reiterating the query of whether they have moved too far from the warmth of the sun in November.
Sweet November, will the longest night beever come?
Questioning if the longest night will ever arrive in November.
And will the east wind carry her a new dress
Speculating if the east wind will bring a new beginning, symbolized by a dress of pure white and jewels.
Of purest white and glittering jewels
Imagining a transformation of the landscape with pure white dresses and sparkling jewels.
For the woods stand naked with their arms outstretched
Depicting the woods as bare and open, waiting to be adorned with something new.
To be dressed up in something new
The woods anticipating a new attire to replace their nakedness.
Sweet November will the longest night ever come?
Repeating the question of whether the longest night will ever arrive in November.
Sweet November will we ever again know the sun?
Questioning if they will ever experience the warmth of the sun again in November.
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