In "An April Day" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the speaker notices and celebrates the beauty of nature in spring: the flowers, forests, saplings (baby trees); the morning and the evening; even the moon and stars. He closes by romantically asserting the everlasting nature of his love for this time of year.
This poem has eight stanzas. Keep in mind that it's called "An April Day," so it's basically describing all the beautiful things that can be seen during one day in April. By taking a look at each, we can come up with a more detailed summary:
Stanza 1: It's springtime and the sun is coming up. It's warm. The speaker goes out to the forest, where flowers are starting to bloom.
Stanza 2: There in the forest, there are all kinds of bright things to see, and it's not stormy.
Stanza 3: Baby trees are starting to pop up, and older trees are starting to perk up.
Stanza 4: The speaker hears birds singing, and he sees their colorful wings.
Stanza 5: The sun starts to set and makes the whole woods and all the surrounding hills look beautiful.
Stanza 6: Evening comes, and the speaker enjoys the beauty of the lake as well as the sky, moon, and stars above.
Stanza 7: The lake beautifully reflects the whole scene that the speaker sees.
Stanza 8: The speaker says he will love the month of April for his whole life.
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