AMONGST THE WILD FLOWERS

 AMONGST THE WILD FLOWERS,- "MARCH AND APRIL."

By W.G.S.

The daisies prep from every field, 

And violets sweet their odour yield; 

The purple blossom paints the thorn, 

And streams reflect the blush of morn. 

Then lads and lasses all be gay, 

For this is nature's holiday.  

With March and April spring has come indeed; the tale of its advent, like the old old tale of love, never grows old. During March and April our woodlands and meadows are adorned with the first wild blossoms of the year; the earliest spring butterflies flit through the air, song birds begin their deafening carols every bush and tree, animals, reptiles, and insects so lately dormant, wake from their winter's sleep, to bask once more in the rays of welcome sun; and the dead earth itself, no longer bound up iron frost, is again impressible and fruitful. At this season all nature joins with man in a song of hearty welcome to the happy spring time. 

References:

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON ALMANACK FOR 1869