April

April - meaning Summary

Visions of Stripped Renewal

The speaker describes an eerie visitation by three spirits who separate him from others and lead him to a scene of ruined olive boughs. The image of "pale carnage beneath bright mist" frames a moment of quiet devastation that feels both physical and metaphysical. The poem juxtaposes serene light with stripped vegetation to suggest loss, cleansing, or aftermath, leaving the reader with an ambiguous sense of ritualized violence or transformation.