Nathaniel Graham Shepherd (also Shepard) was born in New York City and grew up to study poetry there.
This poem comments on the nature of October: the bounteous harvest of the season is accompanied by a lurking feeling of decay as the winter wind approaches.
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Nathaniel Graham Shepherd (also Shepard) was born in New York City and grew up to study poetry there.
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