Anodyne of Autumn

Read "Anodyne of Autumn" at The Eldritch Dark:

http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/poetry/25/anodyne-of-autumn

This poem from Clark Ashton Smith (CAS) revisits several themes that are found throughout his poetic corpus.  Most prominently featured here is the memory of a romantic dalliance that provides a comfort in the waning days of fall.

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like CAS had anything very interesting to offer in "Anodyne of Autumn"; the poem's approach to its subject matter is quite pedestrian.  Moreover, the almost perfect pattern of two lines of trimeter followed by one line of pentameter gives the reading a staccato rhythm that seems to defy the meditative quality that the speaker's rumination implies.