Dreamers and Other Poems

<p><SPAN name="THE_APRIL_BOUGHS" id="THE_APRIL_BOUGHS"></SPAN>THE APRIL BOUGHS</p> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">It was not then her heart broke&mdash;</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 3em;">That moment when she knew</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">That all her faith held holiest</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 3em;">Was utterly untrue.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">It was not then her heart broke&mdash;</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 3em;">That night of prayer and tears</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">When first she dared the thought of life</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 3em;">Through all the empty years.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">But when beneath the April boughs</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 3em;">She felt the blossoms stir,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">The careless mirth of yesterday</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 3em;">Came near and smiled at her.</span><br/> <br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Old singing lingered in the wind,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 3em;">Old joy came close again,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Oh, underneath the April boughs,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 3em;">I think her heart broke then.</span><br/> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />