Second April

** "Second April" by Edna St. Vincent Millay is a compilation of poems crafted in the beginning of the 1900s, examining the great ideas of nature, love, living, and the end of life. The poems show strong feelings and thinking in a deep way, often using pictures of the seasons and personal thought, showing the changing parts of what it means to be human. Poems like "Spring" show the beauty of nature versus the poet's thoughts about life. Other poems, such as "City Trees" and "The Blue-Flag in the Bog," compare nature with city living, showing a long for connection and belonging amongst the confusion of life. She respects love and loss, grappling with sad feelings, especially in poems like "Elegy Before Death" and "Mariposa." In the end, "Second April" takes readers on a touching trip through the author's emotional world, marked by colorful pictures and deep thought into how short beauty and life are. **