The Lent Lily

Often called the herald of springtime,

 the beautiful yellow Daffodil

is traditionally known as "The Lent Lily"

'Tis spring; come out to ramble

The hilly brakes around,

For under thorn and bramble

About the hollow ground

The primroses are found.

And there's the windflower chilly

With all the winds at play,

And there's the Lenten lily

That has not long to stay

And dies on Easter day.

And since till girls go maying

You find the primrose still,

And find the windflower playing

With every wind at will,

but not the daffodil.

Bring baskets now, and sally

Upon the spring's array,

And bear from hill and valley

The daffodil away

That dies on Easter day.

"Flowers For Mother"

A painting by Donald Zolan

"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the

Word of our God will stand forever."

Isaiah 40:8

"The Lent Lily"

A.E. Housman 

(1859-1936)