Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LIPS OF APRIL, by ARTHUR HENRY GOODENOUGH



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THE LIPS OF APRIL, by                    
First Line: There is vapor in the valley
Last Line: But the lips of april smile!
Subject(s): April


There is vapor in the valley,
There is mist upon the hill,
And the robin brings his message
To the sleeping daffodil;
The clouds that darkly gather
Hide the longed-for blue awhile,
And April's eyes are tearful—
But the lips of April smile.

The brooks are brown and swollen
As they hurry on their way—
Ever boisterous and impatient,
Rushing on to meet the May:
Again the grasses waken
Where the snow was wont to pile,
And April's eyes are tearful—
But the lips of April smile.

She sees, perhaps, a vision
Of the world that is to be,—
Like a prophetess, perceiving
What is not for us to see;
And she borrows inspiration
From the glowing afterwhile,
For April's eyes are tearful—
But the lips of April smile!





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