Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHEN APRIL COMES, by FENTON JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: When april comes as april will Last Line: For one who lived his life for them. Subject(s): April | ||||||||
When April comes as April will No more in eagerness my soul Shall cringe and ask that thou shalt hear My humble songs, my melody; No more shall I go panting forth, Close 'pon me wild hounds hot o' breath. For in the April time my hour Shall dawn, the hour of tranquil dusk; And when the earth is all anew, Revived by hope the springtime grants, I know that I shall drift away, Where poets have their holiday. Oh, heavy is this life of mine, And I, a broken reed 'mongst men. I lived a plaintive melody, Unsung, unloved, unknown, unwept. I loved as every youth will love, But she on whom I poured my love Was not for me, -- I know not why, I dreamed as every youth should dream, But all my dreams to air have changed, And now that I am going forth To break my wand I breathe a prayer That those, my brothers of the dusk, Shall not forget that I have lived But in the tide of love shall drop Upon my lonely grave a rose, For one who lived his life for them. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FOR CITY SPRING by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET ESSAY ON STONE by HAYDEN CARRUTH APRIL NOT AN INVENTORY BUT A BLIZZARD by ALICE NOTLEY APRIL ONE by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER APRIL by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS MEMORY OF APRIL by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS APRIL MORTALITY by LEONIE ADAMS |
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