Jardins du Botrain

The Soul of April:

OVER the wintry threshold

Who comes with joy to-day,

So frail, yet so enduring,

To triumph o'er dismay?

Ah, quick her tears are springing,

And quickly they are dried,

For sorrow walks before her,

But gladness walks beside.

She comes with gusts of laughter,—

The music as of rills;

With tenderness and sweetness,—

The wisdom of the hills.

Her hands are strong to comfort,

Her heart is quick to heed.

She knows the signs of sadness,

She knows the voice of need.

There is no living creature,

However poor or small,

But she will know its trouble

And hasten to its call.

Oh, well they fare forever,

By mighty dreams possessed,

Whose hearts have lain a moment

On that eternal breast.

                    
           ~"The Soul of April" by Bliss Carmen from April Airs, 1916

Images 1-6 by

Georges Lévêque 

for Mon Jardin and Ma Maison

Images 7-10 via Brittany Tourism 

Images 11-14 via Jardin du Botrain, facebook

Image 15 via Association des Parcs et Jardins de Bretagne

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New pick for April:  

Storyteller 

by Armik from the album, 

"Casa de Amor"

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Looking for a little more Bliss?   :)

 Go here: [April Airs and Bliss] for a previous post.

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