Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MAY, by SARA TEASDALE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The wind is tossing the lilac Last Line: Is false to me in may. Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs. Subject(s): May (month) | ||||||||
The wind is tossing the lilacs, The new leaves laugh in the sun, And the petals fall on the orchard wall, But for me the spring is done. Beneath the apple blossoms I go a wintry way, For love that smiled in April Is false to me in May. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN THE MONTH OF MAY by ROBERT BLY VENICE: MAY DAY by KENNETH REXROTH EARLY MAY STANZAS by TOMAS TRANSTROMER HOME-THOUGHTS, FROM ABROAD by ROBERT BROWNING IN MAY by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR CORINNA'S GOING A-MAYING by ROBERT HERRICK |
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