Adieu to April

April tries her best to fool us
When she makes her gay debut.
The next thirty days she spends
Trying her best to make amends
For ling'ring cold and frequent showers
With budding trees and fragrant flowers.
Then ere she gaily flits away,
She opens wide the door for May.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Sands Avatar
May 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
True. Excellent poem :)
Slaughter Avatar
May 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Merçi, Heidi.
Rodrigues Avatar
May 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
For ling'ring cold and frequent showers… With budding trees and fragrant flowers… Beautifully put!
Slaughter Avatar
May 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thank you, Kim.
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