Lose the Winter from Thine Heart

English Home Garden
English Lavender (L. angustifolia)
"Oh! lose the winter from thine heart, the darkness from thine eyes,
And from the low hearth-chair of dreams, my Love-o'-May, arise,
And let the maidens robe thee like a white white, lilac tree.
Oh! hear the call of Spring, fair Soul,— and wilt thou come with me?"

- Rachel Annand Taylor