Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.

Bishop’s line turns autumn into a person with a “pocket” full of “gold,” a metaphor for the season’s distinctive richness. On the surface it evokes the visual splendor of fall foliage—yellow, amber, and copper leaves that seem like coins scattered through trees and streets. More broadly, it suggests that autumn offers a concentrated reward unmatched by other seasons: a final, lavish abundance before winter’s austerity. The phrasing also hints at maturity and harvest—autumn as the payoff of the year’s growth—implying that value can be most visible at the moment of change and decline.