An April Joke Poem by Carolyn Wells

An April Joke

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Oh, it was a merry, gladsome day,
When the April Fool met the Queen of May;
She had roguish eyes and golden hair,
And they were a mischief-making pair.
They planned the funniest kind of a joke
On the poor, long-suffering mortal folk;
And a few mysterious words he said,
His fool's cap close to her flower-crowned head.
Then he laughed till he made his cap-bells ring,
At the thought of the topsy-turvy Spring.
''Tis a fair exchange,' he said, with a wink--
'It is!' she said, and what do you think?
The flowers that should bloom in the month of May
Every one of them came on an April day!
And they looked for April showers in vain,
But all through May it did nothing but rain!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Loke Kok Yee 09 April 2018

Thank you Carolyn Once in awhile come a poetess fair With wit and wisdom beyond compare And treat us all to rhythm and rhyme To the season’s change in words sublime

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Steve W 09 April 2018

Nice one! ..........................

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Edward Kofi Louis 09 April 2018

Close to her flower! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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You are a real tu..rd

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Bernard F. Asuncion 09 April 2018

Such a wonderful piece penned by Carolyn Wells👍👍👍

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 09 April 2019

A lovely poem beautifully written. Very entertaining.

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The flowers that should bloom in the month of May Every one of them came on an April day! And they looked for April showers in vain, But all through May it did nothing but rain! The joke!

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Kumarmani Mahakul 09 April 2019

It is happy to know that this poem has been selected as the poem of the day for second time.

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Mahtab Bangalee 09 April 2019

The flowers that should bloom in the month of May Every one of them came on an April day! /// JOKE!

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Susan Williams 09 April 2018

I love the light and breezy style of this piece- I shall read more... hopefully poems that have a bit more meat to it.

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