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No!

No sun--no moon!
No morn--no noon!
No dawn--no dusk--no proper time of day--
No sky--no earthly view--
No distance looking blue--
No road--no street--no "t'other side this way"--
No end to any Row--
No indications where the Crescents go--
No top to any steeple--
No recognitions of familiar people--
No courtesies for showing 'em--
No knowing 'em!
No traveling at all--no locomotion--
No inkling of the way--no notion--
"No go" by land or ocean--
No mail--no post--
No news from any foreign coast--
No Park, no Ring, no afternoon gentility--
No company--no nobility--
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member--
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds--
November!

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  • PoppyO
    January 10
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    No!

    A secial delight on first hearing this poem.....but always enjoy returning to it , even in January !


  • November 5, 2006
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    From guest Joanne.McCloskey (contact)
    Glad I found this poem, a regular from my mother. Keep me in your mind within this website.


  • February 13, 2005
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    Thomas Hood describes November extremely well here. Nice work.