April Fool

Shrill rain, and a sky
Of china blue:
Wool lambs, and a lark
And a toy cuckoo:
Fresh gorse–gold
To colour the dew:
Fields green–bladed
As good as new:
Birds, and a feathered
Cloud or two:
Buttercups where
The frost–flowers grew:
— These, and a kiss
Half–yielded to,
Made the usual April Fool of you!


© The Estate of Dorothy Cowlin 1991–2021. All rights reserved.

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