Classic and Contemporary Poetry
APRIL WOMAN, by RICHARD LEON SPAIN First Line: I walked against a sudden blue of sky Last Line: For something passing in the april weather. Subject(s): April; Togetherness | ||||||||
I walked against a sudden blue of sky, Discovering the first anemones, And sharp and wild I heard your petaled cry Like golden rain among the listening trees. I climbed the valley and I found you there, As lithe and slim as any birch that stands At dawn, with luna moths upon your hair And redbud clusters trembling in your hands. O what will happen when the lunas fly And those bright blossoms wither in the sun? O surely something fair and young will die And something finish that is just begun. Your April soul and mine will weep together For something passing in the April weather. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A WOMAN WITH FLAXEN HAIR IN NORFOLK HEARD by ROBERT KELLY YESTERDAY FROM MY FEVER by GALWAY KINNELL IF YOU COULD COME SOFTLY by AUDRE LORDE MISGIVINGS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SILENT IN THE MOONLIGHT by ROBERT BLY BEYOND GRIEF by RICHARD LEON SPAIN |
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