No sunno moon! No mornno noonNo dawn No skyno earthly view No distance looking blueNo roadno streetno "t'other side the way" No end to any Row No indications where the Crescents go No top to any steepleNo recognitions of familiar people No courtesies for showing 'em No knowing 'em!No traveling at allno locomotion,No inkling of the wayno notion "No go"by land or ocean No mailno post No news from any foreign coastNo parkno ringno afternoon gentility No companyno nobilityNo warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease, No comfortable feel in any memberNo shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds, November!

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Thomas Hood was a 18th-century English poet and humorist. Thomas Hood was an English poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as "The Bridge of Sighs" and "The Song of the Shirt". Hood wrote regularly for The London Magazine, Athenaeum, and Punch. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Nature — Appreciation for the natural world and our place within it
  • Poetry — The art of language, rhythm, and emotional expression

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