Wet Evening in April
Wet Evening in April - meaning Summary
Melancholy Passed to Posterity
The short poem presents a speaker hearing birdsong on a wet April evening who imagines himself a century dead while someone else listens. He finds solace in having "recorded" or preserved his melancholy for that future listener. The poem links immediate natural observation with reflections on mortality, memory, and poetic legacy, offering a quiet, introspective acceptance that personal feeling can survive beyond the self.
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