Poetry about April

April poems celebrate the arrival of spring and the rebirth of nature. They often reflect themes of renewal, beauty, and joy. With vivid imagery of blossoming flowers and gentle rains, these poems capture the essence of growth and the promise of warmer days, evoking a sense of optimism and wonder.

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Easter, 1916

by William Butler Yeats

‘Easter, 1916’ is a reflection on the events surrounding the Easter Rising, an armed insurrection that began in Dublin on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916.

Yeats uses structure and symbolism to connect this poem with the month of April. The Easter Rising happened in April, and the poem reflects that with its four stanzas and references to change and new beginnings. April becomes more than just a date—it becomes a symbol of both destruction and renewal. Yeats quietly ties the event to the feeling of a season where life begins again, but only after something has ended.

I have met them at close of day

Coming with vivid faces

From counter or desk among grey

Eighteenth-century houses.

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Ode on Melancholy

by John Keats

‘Ode on Melancholy,’ while not amongst the most lauded of the Odes, is perhaps the most uplifting and hopeful of all of Keat’s Odes. Keats addresses the reader, a sufferer of Melancholy, and tells him not to worry.

April is used as a way to describe the arrival of sadness. Keats compares it to a cloud that hides the green hills, which feels gentle but heavy. April becomes a month that holds both sorrow and beauty. It brings rain and softness, not harsh pain. While it only appears once in the poem, its use shows how sadness is tied to certain times and feelings in nature. It supports the quiet emotional tone of the piece.

No, no, go not to Lethe, neither twist

Wolf's-bane, tight-rooted, for its poisonous wine;

Nor suffer thy pale forehead to be kiss'd

By nightshade, ruby grape of Proserpine;

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