Primrose, anemone, bluebell, moss <br />Grow in the Kingdom of the Cross <br /> <br />And the ash-tree's purple bud <br />Dresses the spear that sheds his blood. <br /> <br />With the thorns that pierce his brow <br />Soft encircling petals grow <br /> <br />For in each flower the secret lies <br />Of the tree that crucifies. <br /> <br />Garden by the water clear <br />All must die who enter here!<br /><br />Kathleen Jessie Raine<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lenten-flowers/
