Lily of the Valley - Happy first of May to each one of you.

The Lily of the Valley gently
makes her presence known
with wisps of fragrant whispers
from wherever she is grown.
She lives within my garden
just beyond Sweet Violets' Place.
Miss Lily quietly conducts
her life with genteel grace.

She can't forget the reason she
reclusively resides ~
in God's own Garden she once grew
and now in mine abides,
for she arrived upon this earth
as Eve's most bitter tears,
and Lily of the Valley kept
that secret all these years.

Her pristine bells of purest white
are silent, save for scent.
She hides within a cloak of green ~
that's how her days are spent.
With modesty this gentle soul
has captured countless hearts.
Her fragrance lingers in the breeze

Poem by Linda Lowther, bard owl

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Comment by Forget-me-Not on May 1, 2011 at 13:14: Hehehe, that's true Velentine, it's always nice to have one more day of holiday !

Comment by Valentine on May 1, 2011 at 12:13: Yes, Manuela, we too.

like a bonus - plus one day off ;)

Comment by Forget-me-Not on May 1, 2011 at 11:11: Thanks Valentine. Do workers also celebrate May first in your country ?

Comment by Valentine on May 1, 2011 at 9:14: Manuela is sooooooo sweet of you :)

Happy first of May to you too :)

Comment by Forget-me-Not on May 1, 2011 at 7:51: @ Rose. So it seems it's the same in the States ! Is May first the 'workers' holiday' too ?

Comment by Forget-me-Not on May 1, 2011 at 7:30: ohhh, so whenever is your birthday in May i wish you to have a wonderful and happy day. In Belgium, we don't have so many flowers yet, but the fruit trees are in bloom and it's magic ! And in Turkey, we have everywhere in the city many tulips and spring colorful flowers, it's magnificent. By the way, spring is my favorite season :))

Comment by Forget-me-Not on May 1, 2011 at 7:25: Yes Martin, it is, as in many other countries the 'workers holiday'. They are parades and speeches in every big belgian city. Thanks for your comment, you're a faithful supporter :))

SpamBuster Comment by Martin :) on May 1, 2011 at 1:31: Oh, it is so lovely! Thanks a lot for sharing, Manuela!

Happy 1st of May to you too! Is it a holiday also in your culture?