April is the cruelest month, breedinglilacs out of the dead land, mixingmemory and desire, stirringdull roots with spring rain.

T.S. Eliot
April is the cruelest month, breedinglilacs out of the dead...
April is the cruelest month, breedinglilacs out of the dead...
April is the cruelest month, breedinglilacs out of the dead...
April is the cruelest month, breedinglilacs out of the dead...
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April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain. This poem by Keats captures a sense of longing and sadness in a very beautiful way. It’s a story about first love and how it can be born from an old wound. The first time we fall in love with someone is so overpowering that we can’t help but want to be around that person forever.

In this case, the "dead land" refers to the obstacles that come up when you are trying to grow as a person. The "old wound" refers to an earlier pain that has been overcome but that has left a scar on our heart from which we will never fully heal.

Source: The Waste Land

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