- Title:
- "Communings with Nature, No. IV, Autumn Leaves"
- Author:
- Grace Aguilar
- Date Created:
- 1844
- Description:
- A poem that finds beauty and spiritual lessons in the fading glories of autumn. It describes the rich colors of the leaves as they prepare to decay, highlighting how nature, even in death, maintains loveliness and bloom. The poem interprets the leaves' journey as a message of hope and divine mercy, suggesting that just as nature is gloriously arrayed before it fades, God's love will illuminate the "valley of decay" for humanity.
- Subjects:
- Nature--Poetry English--literature--Jewish authors
- Language:
- English
- Location:
- Philadelphia
- Publisher:
- Occident and American Jewish Advocate (Periodical)
- Source Identifier:
- vjwp_195
- Type:
- poem
- Format:
- Relation:
- In Occident and American Jewish Advocate, vol. 2, no. 7, Nov. 1844, pp. 384-85.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- ""Communings with Nature, No. IV, Autumn Leaves" ," Victorian Jewish Writers Project. victorianjewishwritersproject.org/items/vjwp_195.html
- Reference Link:
- victorianjewishwritersproject.org/items/vjwp_195.html