“Beauty for Ashes,” by Mariel Jenkins

Jenkins, Mariel. “Beauty for Ashes.” Crucible (Autumn 1936): 4.

“When the Leaves Come Down,” a sketch by Melisse

Here is a lovely whimsical sketch to celebrate the first day of autumn…

Mélisse. “When the Leaves Come Down.” Creative Young Canada: Collection of Verse, Drawings and Musical Compositions by Young Canadians from Seven to Twenty Years of Age. Ed. Aletta E. Marty. Foreward “Agnes Delamoure” [Nancy Durham] (Toronto: Dent, 1928) 118.

“Now is the Time of Toadstools,” by Girsha Gowing

We’re in Edmonton right now, where the air is autumn-crisp and the leaves are beginning to turn. Beautiful! And certainly a time for toadstools…

Gowing, Girsha. “A Time for Toadstools.” Canadian Poetry Magazine 9.2 (December 1945): 14.

9 & 10 September in The Canadian Birthday Book: A poem by Alice Horton

Horton, Alice.  [Entry for September 9 & 10]. Canadian Birthday Book. Ed. Seranus [Susan Frances Harrison]. Toronto: Robinson, 1887.