Excerpt from Wild Posies The signs portend that winter's work is done! The balm of spring is in the air today; A misty breath is rising where the sun Sheds on the frosty earth his vernal ray. Soon will the soil life's potency reveal, And wake her dormant tenants from their sleep; Soon every root its latent power will feel, And through the sod the crocuses will creep. The rising sap will permeate the Vine, And flowers shall flourish where the drifts have lain, The cowslip and the daffodil combine To make of earth a paradise again. Surely, to reverent hearts, the power above May firmer faith with these renewals bring, And stir us all to livelier deeds Of love As we behold this miracle Of spring. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.