Death & Dying
April—and Dying
From An American Anthology, 1787–1900 (1900)
Death & Dying
Green blood fresh pulsing through the trees,
Black buds, that sun and shower distend;
All other things begin anew,
But I must end.
Warm sunlight on faint-colored sward,
Warm fragrance in the breezes' breath;
For other things are heat and life,
For me is death.
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MLA
Aldrich, Anne Reeve. “April—and Dying.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/aldrich_ar/7/.
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Aldrich, Anne Reeve. “April—and Dying.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/aldrich_ar/7/.
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