Anna E. Skinner

Golden-Rod

Summary


"Golden-Rod" is a short poem that turns a humble roadside flower into a glowing torch on a quiet, lonely way. In three brief stanzas, the speaker watches the golden-rod blaze through autumn, leading the other flowers toward their wintry rest. The mood is gentle and bright, tinged with the hush of the season's end. The poem treats the flower as a cheerful guide, head held high, lighting up the meadows for everyone who passes.

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Pretty, slender golden-rod,
Like a flame of light,
On the quiet, lonely way,
Glows your torch so bright.

Golden-rod flowers glowing like golden torches along a quiet autumn meadow path, illustrating the poem Golden-Rod.

With your glorious golden staff,
Gay in autumn hours,
Now you lead to wintry rest
All the lovely flowers.

Cheering with a joyous face
All that pass you by,
How you light the meadows round
With your head so high.

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Anna E. Skinner was an American writer whose verses for children celebrated the seasons and the small wonders of the natural world. "Golden-Rod" is a good example of her style: simple rhymes that give a wildflower the bearing of a torch-bearer.