Welcome to August! Here are 10 September poems to enjoy throughout this month, from a diverse group of classic and contemporary poets.
Enjoy some September poetry!
Summer
César Vallejo
Summer, I am leaving. And how they pain me,
These meek hands of your afternoons.
You arrive devout; you arrive old; and now
You will find my soul with no one in it.
Oh, summer. You pass through my balconies
With your great rosary of amethyst and gold
Like a tragic bishop who travels far
To find and bless the broken
Rings of two dead lovers.
Summer, I am leaving. And there in September,
You will find a rose I’ve left especially in your care,
For you to tend to with holy water
On all the days of sin and tombs.
If, from all the sobbing, the mausoleum
Should spread its marble wings in the light of faith,
Lift up your voice and pray to God
The light stays dead forever.
Everything is late already.
You will find my soul with no one in it.
There now, summer, no more sobbing. The rose in
That furrow will die but bloom and bloom again.
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