Padraic Colum (1881–1972). Anthology of Irish Verse. 1922.
By Katherine Tynan152. Sheep and Lambs
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April airs were abroad;
The sheep with their little lambs
Passed me by on the road.
Passed me by on the road;
All in the April evening
I thought on the Lamb of God.
With a weak, human cry.
I thought on the Lamb of God
Going meekly to die.
Dewy pastures are sweet;
Rest for the little bodies,
Rest for the little feet.
Up on the hill-top green,
Only a cross of shame
Two stark crosses between.
April airs were abroad;
I saw the sheep with their lambs,
And thought on the Lamb of God.