Chelsea Fraser - October

Finding ourselves here in the coppery depths of October, The Dewdrop is pleased to offer readers a sonnet by poet Chelsea Fraser, aptly entitled “October”. Rife with the crisp earthy imagery of autumn, this poem ends with the transitional promise of slumber and hibernation in the coming icy vaults of winter. Chelsea’s phenomenological sonnet about the month of October was first published by The Way Back to Ourselves literary journal.

October

October breezes bear the colors in
And chill the pumpkins lying in their beds.
They turn the skies a dusky shade of pink
Or shatter clouds with blue that never ends.
October bids the winter sky to come
And Cassiopeia receives her crown
While other stars, in wonder, cast their glow
Through timeless depths to grace our humble homes.
October bears her piles of colored leaves
Into their blazoned glory on the wind,
And consecrates their winding wend like sheaves
To feed the earth in hibernation’s den.
October clears the way in brilliant bursts
For winter’s sleep and rest in all the earth.

Chelsea Fraser

Chelsea Fraser seeks to use poetry to build people up, and her work pays attention to the natural world, seeking to connect it to human moments. She is a wife, mother, poet, musician, and arts administrator. Chelsea holds a BA in English Literature and an MA in Organizational Communication. She has been published in Ekstasis Magazine, Vessels of Light literary journal, and The Way Back to Ourselves literary journal.