October’s Bright Blue Weather

O suns and skies and clouds of June,

And flowers of June together,

Ye cannot rival for one hour

October’s bright blue weather.

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O suns and skies and flowers of June,

Count all your boasts together.

Love loveth best of all the year

October’s bright blue weather.

Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885)

Photograph by Alice Bampton, Communications and Marketing Dept.