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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHERRY TREES IN APRIL, by JANET B. MONTGOMERY MCGOVERN
First Line: As the branches of cherry trees in april
Last Line: Before the blossoming time is past.
Subject(s): Cherry Trees; Fruit
First Line: As the branches of cherry trees in april
Last Line: Before the blossoming time is past.
Subject(s): Cherry Trees; Fruit
AS the branches of cherry trees in April
Are broken beneath the weight of blossoms,
So is my body broken beneath the weight of my love.
Is my love like the blossoms here,
Without perfume and without promise of fruit?
Then may my frail body break
Before the blossoming time is past.
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