OH APRIL

Oh April I hear you tapping Tapping on sweet Spring’s back door Running through the streets after dark Undisciplined, unchaperoned Chattering in a fledgling nest Peeking from behind softened soil Basking in a sunrise drum roll I hear nature whisper OH! APRIL

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 4/4/2024 8:47:00 PM

'This poem betrays John Lawless' soft heart beating beneath his super-machismo exterior.' ~ N.Y. Times Poetry Critic, Gustavo Epstein... 'An April shower' intermittently switching to an April Fools' snowstorm and back' ~ Atlantic Lit. Crit... 'Great stuff, John!' ~ Gershon Wolf for 'Poetry Stoop'

Lin Lane

Date: 4/2/2024 8:19:00 AM

Isn't it a wonderful season that fills our eyes each year? You've included the sights and sounds of rebirth of the Earth. Well done, John.

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 4/1/2024 5:32:00 PM

your poem captures the energy that comes with spring...I liked 'April tapping on spring's door'--a great image. April reminds me of the 'Energizer Bunny.' :-) Smiles & enjoy your evening, Sara

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 4/1/2024 3:16:00 PM

I agree with this poem. It is an energizing rhyme Thank you.

Silent One

Date: 4/1/2024 8:19:00 AM

Is it a lady called April? Lol... nicely done John...

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 4/1/2024 6:45:00 AM

Hello John, You wrote a wonderful symphony of seasonal whispers, each line a delicate note in the song of spring. Your words evoke the vitality of April, tapping at the door of sweet Spring with playful insistence. I can almost feel the pulse of life awakening in nature's rhythm, echoing through the streets and stirring the earth from its slumber. Wonderful April Poem, - Blessings, Daniel

Di11y Da11y

Date: 4/1/2024 6:21:00 AM

Just what I needed to perk me up...