The wind is tossing the lilacs,
The new leaves laugh in the sun,
And the petals fall on the orchard wall,
But for me the spring is done.
Beneath the apple blossoms
I go a wintry way,
For love that smiled in April
Is false to me in May.
Sara Teasdale, May
Back to Gardener's Pastimes in May page
Feedback - contact.tcg.now@gmail.com
References - Find out more about poet Sarah Teasdale
Special Thanks
Special Thanks to Town & Country Gardens Contributors: nicolas_gent / CC 2.0, bulabean, dive-angel (Karin), flickr, Jasmine&Roses, PoemHunter.com, Rita Crane Photography. Rita Crane, daughter of LIFE magazine photographer Ralph Crane. Her work can be seen on Flickr at Rita Crane Photography or on her website., Wikipedia, W.D. Williams
