April

One fine day in April I sat down in the shade Among the greens and lavenders To watch the hours fade I saw the grass turn golden To the afternoon’s delight And the sky so blue, so peaceful blue Could never turn to night The vines that creep along the walls Were heavy-hung with blooms And the myrtles’ sleepy faces Deeper purple in the gloom The lawn with petals littered Pink tears that fall with rain So fragrant and fulfilling As trees blossom ‘long the lane One sweet day in April I dreamed, as dreamers do And let the earth inspire me This tale I tell to you.