April Showers
James Stephens 1882 (Dublin) – 1950
The leaves are fresh after the rain,
The air is cool and clear,
The sun is shining warm again,
The sparrows hopping in the lane
Are brisk and full of cheer.
And that is why we dance and play,
And that is why we sing,
Calling out in voices gay,
We will not go to school to-day
Or learn anything:
It is a happy thing, I say,
To be alive on such a day.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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Scheme | ABXAB CDCCD CC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 356 |
Words | 76 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 2 |
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