OctoberLake
赫伯特·厄内斯特·贝茨/HerbertErBates
TheOctoberleaveshavefallenontheke.ht，caldaystheyliethoandsonthenowdarkengwater，ostlyyellowf？lotilsofpopr，f？loatgntuolydownfrogreattreesthattheselvesshakethedlessairwiththesoundoffallgwater，butonraydaysorafterratheyseetoswiorbedrivenaway，andnothgreastobreakthesurfaceexceptthestoftheolive-yellowlilypadsthathighsurveredeverychofwaterlikeptesoferaldporce.Thelilieshavegooo，theyellowsall-headedkdthatbudarelikeswigsnakes，andthegreatreedsaregog，wovenbydandfrosttountidybasketisndsunderwhichotandoorhenskidforveratthesoundofstrangers.
Allsur，thisworldofwater-lilies，theotandoorhenlivedabewilderedlife.Therewasnopcewheretheyuldswi，andalldaytheyuldbeseenwalkgdatily，headsslightlyasideandslightlydown，tforosallisnds.Thisbirds，asthef？ittakesthe，dashadlyupanddownit，takgoffandtouchgdownlikesallfsybcksea-pnes.Besidethethearrivalofthewildduck，atuchhigherspeed，isalostajestic.Theypnedown，thenecksofthedrakesshglikeroyalgreensat，withtheairofsquadronsgafterlongf？lightsfroho.
Itwasnotuntiltesurf？ishgossible.Thewaterwassolowandclearafterdroughtthatthef？ishuldbeseengreatdarkshoals，sunngtheselves，shy，ipossibletocatch.Onlytheevengs，astheairoledandthewaterdarkened，andthesurfacewasbrokenwiththesilverdancesoftherisgshoals，wouldyouperhapsgetabiteoro，ababyperchsuckgatthewor，aroaobiggerthanasarde.Alltheti，hthsespecially，greatpikewouldlieouttheiddleofthekeshoalsoftenorevey，likebcktorpedoes，transf？ixed，neverovgexceptsuddenserisesthatrockedthewater-surfacewithrgs.