And every year there is a brief, startling moment When we pause in the middle of a long walk home and Suddenly feel something invisible and weightless Touching our shoulders, sweeping down from the air: It is the autumn wind pressing against our bodies; It is the changing light of fall falling on us.
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Edward Hirsch was a contemporary American poet and critic. Edward M. Hirsch is an American poet and critic who wrote a national bestseller about reading poetry. Read more on Wikipedia →