I’ll Remember April
(April Wells 1943-2016)
I loved you for your name–
the bloom of youth, the standing daffodil.
I loved you for your voice, in full Canadian lilt
Its high and low note chord.
I loved you for your strength,
To clear the brush and split the wood,
and raise those kids alone
in the dark house across the road.
I loved you for the gifts you brought”grace and song and dance
And for the gifts you gave–confidence and joy
I loved you for your laugh.
October 21st, 2016 at 8:53 pm
Beautiful tribute
October 22nd, 2016 at 7:42 am
Very nice, good work.
October 22nd, 2016 at 9:19 am
Such a graceful poem, capturing the essence of an April-lovely woman.
October 23rd, 2016 at 7:24 pm
I loved her for how she would pause before she spoke, look away, then return your gaze with steady eyes and respond only after thinking through her words to best deliver her truth.
October 23rd, 2016 at 7:40 pm
I loved April for how she would pause before she spoke, look away, then return your gaze with steady eyes after choosing words to best reflect her truth.