April Poem by Sara Teasdale

April

Rating: 2.7


The roofs are shining from the rain.
The sparrows tritter as they fly,
And with a windy April grace
The little clouds go by.

Yet the back-yards are bare and brown
With only one unchanging tree--
I could not be so sure of Spring
Save that it sings in me.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Unnikrishnan E S 16 November 2021

The word "save" means "except" here. The meaning is, "But for the fact that Spring sings within me, I am not quite sure, when it would come."

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Elena 16 March 2020

What does the line" Save that it sings in me" mean?

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Sriranji Aratisankar 29 August 2016

Yet the back-yards are bare and brown With only one unchanging tree- I could not be so sure of Spring Save that it sings in me. excellent expression...

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Katie M 04 April 2010

What is tritter? Not meaning to be rude but I am trying to explain for class and was wondering if it was a mistype or has a meaning I cannot find. Thanks,

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Bonnie Collins 01 January 2008

Very to the point, and yet a little mystery...

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Sara Teasdale

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Missouri / United States
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