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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
APRIL LIEDER, by RICHARD ALDINGTON Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When I rose up this morning | |||
When I rose up in the morning In a ruined town in France, I heard the sparrows twitter In gardens bare and grey And watched the sunbeams dance. O glad young April day! When I lie down this evening In a damp cellar of France I'll hear the big guns booming By bare and blasted lanes, And watch the shrapnel dance. O wild sad April rains! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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