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APRIL by WILLIAM WATSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: APRIL, APRIL / LAUGH THY GIRLISH LAUGHTER
Last Line: WEEP THY GOLDEN TEARS!
Subject(s): APRIL;

APRIL, April,
Laugh thy girlish laughter;
Then, the moment after,
Weep thy girlish tears!
April, that mine ears
Like a lover greetest,
If I tell thee, sweetest,
All my hopes and fears,
April, April,
Laugh thy golden laughter,
But, the moment after,
Weep thy golden tears!



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