Nature

April is in the world again

by Richard Le Gallienne 1866–1947

From The Lonely Dancer (1913)

Nature

April is in the world again,
And all the world is filled with flowers--
Flowers for others, not for me!
For my one flower I cannot see,
Lost in the April showers.

I cannot wake her, though I sing,
And all the birds, for her dear sake,
Fill with their songs the wintry brake;
Ah! could they make her rise again,
What resurrection would be mine!
Is she too tired to help the sun
And all the little stars to shine?

MLA

Gallienne, Richard Le. “April is in the world again.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/legallienne/136/.

Chicago

Gallienne, Richard Le. “April is in the world again.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/legallienne/136/.

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