Headstone Quotes About Autumn

Autumn is the season of harvest — rich colour, gathered fields and the quiet beauty of a year well spent. It's a gentle image for a long, full life drawing to a close.

Short epitaphs

• A harvest well gathered.
• Her favourite season.
• Like the leaves, gently home.
• A golden autumn of life.
• He loved the fall.
• Rest, after the harvest.

Scripture

• Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. (Job 5:26)
• A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. (Ecclesiastes 3:2)
• While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest… shall not cease. (Genesis 8:22)

Public-domain poetry and prose

• Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. (John Keats, To Autumn, 1819)

Job 5:26 for a long life

"Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season" is one of scripture's most fitting verses for an elderly farmer or anyone who lived a long, fruitful life.

Colours of autumn

Brown and red granites echo autumn tones, and a colour-filled maple leaf adds warmth. See brown granite headstones and maple leaf meaning.

Designs to pair

• Falling maple leaves.
• A wheat sheaf — see wheat sheaf meaning.
• A tree in autumn colour — see tree of life meaning.
• Pumpkins or a harvest scene — see farm scene headstones.

A note on sources

Quotations here are scripture (King James Version) or works in the public domain, alongside original lines you're free to use. If you choose another quotation, check who wrote it and whether it is still under copyright before it is engraved.

Key Takeaways

• Autumn speaks of harvest and a full life.
• Job 5:26 suits a long life.
• Keats's To Autumn is public domain.
• Brown and red granites echo autumn tones.

Next Step

See headstone quotes about seasons.