Stanza 3

PLAN OF NATURE STUDY FOR APRIL

Birds and flowers will keep one busy.
Make collections of both, and observe
The battles and songs of birds. Watch
For the eggs of Phoebe about the middle
Of the month. Study the circulation
Of the blood in a frog’s foot.
Take up mental hygiene;
Because it is much needed now.

birds & flowers: fascinated with nature, made many observations

eggs: philosophy of birth; fecundity

mental hygiene: innocence; intricacies