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THE POET'S CALENDAR: APRIL by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

Poet Analysis

First Line: I OPEN WIDE THE PORTALS OF THE SPRING
Last Line: UPON THE BULL WITH WREATHED HORNS I RIDE.
Subject(s): APRIL;
I open wide the portals of the Spring
To welcome the procession of the flowers,
With their gay banners, and the birds that sing
Their song of songs from their aerial towers.
I soften with my sunshine and my showers
The heart of earth; with thoughts of love I glide
Into the hearts of men; and with the Hours
Upon the Bull with wreathed horns I ride.




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