A Poetic Farewell to November

“November” by British poet Thomas Hood:

No sun—no moon!
No morn—no noon—
No dawn—no dusk—no proper time of day.
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member—
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds!—
November!

Yet another November draws to an end. In a few hours we’ll greet a brand new December.