H.C. Mason Votes Twice for September

A celebration of September from Harold Campbell "Hal" Mason's Three Things Only... (Toronto: Thomas Nelson, 1953). Much cheerier than his 'March, 1918' and 'Easter, 1942'.

SEPTEMBER

                  Let others sing of May and June —

                      To me it doth appear

                  September is the finest month

                      Of all the rolling year.

                  September days are warm and bright

                      As children trudge to school,

                  And weary folk may sleep at night —

                      September nights are cool. 

                  She borrows from all seasons,

                      She lends upon them all,

                  Prolongs the spring and summer

                      And draws them into fall,

                  Prepares the way for winter

                      And yet delays him, too —

                  September, ah, September,

                      I vote, both hands, for you! 

                  Now by the reddening apple,

                      Now by the ripening corn,

                  By every cheerful pullet

                      That crackles in the morn,

                  By harvest safely gathered,

                      By fields no longer sere,

                  September is the finest month

                      In all the rolling year!

Related posts:

'March, 1918' by H.C. Mason

'Easter, 1942' by H.C. Mason

'September Winds' by A.M. Stephen