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April Dusk Lyrics by Patrick Kavanagh

Poems: 1929-1938

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April dusk.
It is tragic to be a poet now
And not a lover
Paradised under the mutest bough.

I look through my window and see
The ghost of life flitting bat-winged.
O I am as old as a sage can ever be,
O i am as lonely as the first fool kinged.

The horse in his stall turns away
From the hay-filled manger, dreaming of grass
Soft and cool in hollows. O does he neigh
Jealousy-words for John MacGuigan's ass
That never was civilized in stall or trace?

An unmusical ploughboy whistles down the lane,
Not worried at all about the fate of Europe,
While I sit here feeling the subtle pain,
That every silenced poet has endured.

About “April Dusk” by Patrick Kavanagh

Read the complete lyrics to "April Dusk" by Patrick Kavanagh from the album "Poems: 1929-1938". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Non-Music, Modernism (Literature), Irish Rebel Music.

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"April Dusk" appears on "Poems: 1929-1938".

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