APRIL this year, not otherwise Than April of a year ago, Is full of whispers, full of sighs, Of dazzling mud and dingy snow; Hepaticas that pleased you so Are here again, and butterflies. There rings a hammering all day, And shingles lie about the doors; In orchards near and far away The grey wood-pecker taps and bores; And men are merry at their chores, And children earnest at their play. The larger streams run still and deep, Noisy and swift the small brooks run Among the mullein stalks the sheep Go up the hillside in the sun, Pensively, -- only you are gone, You that alone I cared to keep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...KILLED IN ACTION by ISAAC ROSENBERG LENTEN GREETING; TO A LADY by GEORGE SANTAYANA DUSK IN WAR TIME by SARA TEASDALE HIDE AND SEEK by SARA TEASDALE I LOOK IN MY HEART by SARA TEASDALE |