Comes peltering down and goes stripping the

leaves,

And smokes in cold spray from the edge of the

eaves.

All, it’s wild out of doors, but come in here with

me

Where mother’s as busy as busy can be.

And you need not your eyes, sir, to know it is fall

In this stifle and stirring and steam like a pall.

For there’s savor of spices and odorous charms