Elegy in Autumn : In memory of Frank Dempster Sherman

This lyrical elegy remembers a cherished friendship shaped by poetry, youth, and a shared devotion to beauty. Across autumnal landscapes, winter evenings, starlit walks, and spirited conversations, the speaker recalls a companion whose imagination remained closely bound to art, love, and the natural world. The verses are intimate without being confessional, offering a portrait of creative fellowship touched by loss.

Memory carries the two friends beyond the city into green meadows, wooded hills, coastal waters, and the sunlit landscapes of Florida and the Carolinas. Ancient plazas, cathedral bells, mockingbirds, palms, rivers, and ocean tides become vivid settings for meditation, while literary and historical echoes deepen the sense of place. With graceful rhyme and richly romantic imagery, this reflective collection invites listeners into a world where travel revives youth, nature becomes a language of remembrance, and song provides a lasting bond between the living and the dead.