Near the End of April

Near the end of April
    On the verge of May—
And o my heart, the woods were dusk
    At the close of day.

Half a word was spoken
    Out of half a dream,
And God looked in my soul and saw
    A dawn rise and gleam.

Near the end of April
    Twenty Mays have met,
And half a word and half a dream
    Remember and forget.

Credit

This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on April 18, 2021, by the Academy of American Poets.

About this Poem

“Near the End of April” appeared in Lyrics of Life and Love (H.B. Turner & Co., 1904).