Monday, April 30, 2012

Brief Aprils


I found this lovely book of poems awhile ago (I THINK it was at a thrift store), and I have written about it before. But, as the month of April comes to a close, I thought I would share one of the poems found within it's pages.

April Is Forever

I once thought April was a transient dream -
A filigree of stars across the night,
One brief still moment, shadowed as a beam
Of broken moon-mist, trailing plumes of light.
I held her briefness close; too close to know
That jealous guarded hours will not stay;
Then one green dawn I felt her presence go,
And saw white dogwood petals drift away.

In that frail hour my eyes felt stinging tears
For wistful flowering where my youth had lain;
One star shone down, brighter than the years,
Through all the silver avenues of rain.
And then I knew I held a dream apart -
That April is forever - in the heart.

By Edith Hope Genee.
What an absolutely beautiful poem.

4 comments:

Tina Dawn said...

April was a beautiful month here in Kelsey. Thank you for sharing that lovely poem. Love T

yosemite faith said...

nice way to end the month.....

Tara said...

I love your blog and that you and your sisters contribute on such wonderful fun and thoughtful things. Thanks for sharing- I am passing your blog information onto my sister! It's nice to meet and get to know new people who grew up in the same era.

Beautiful poem!

Tara

Heidi Ann said...

Tara - thank you so much!
I am very glad you found us, and I hope your sister enjoys it, too!