Easter Meanings* 



"What's the meaning of Easter?" 



I asked of a bee, 

 Who was flying quite bhthely 



All ro'und about me ; 

 But he only hummed as he floated by, 

 And looked at me saucily from a small eye. 



''Come explain to me Easter" 



To a lily I said : 

 There came but this answer — 



A nod of the head. 

 And the flower on its stalk swung stately and grand ; 

 But what was it saying, who could understand ? 

 Then I asked of the south wind. 



This query again : 

 ''Canst thou tell me of Easter?" 



Alas ! all in vain ; 

 For the wund only whistled its answer to me, 

 Which made it no plainer than blossom or bee. 



Then I said to myself, 



This Easter 'tis plain. 

 Hath brought back to earth 



It's beauty again. 

 It makes the bee hum and the lily to sway, 

 And old earth to grow young as the south wind doth 



play. 

 And thus whilst the lily was nodding to me. 

 And the gay bee was humming "round flower and tree. 

 And the south wind was whistling in rollicking glee, 

 Thev all were revealing, as plain as could be. 

 That Easter is here — ^that Easter means life ; 

 Bringing Joy out of death, and Peace out of strife. 



G. M. Howard, in Florida TvTagazine. 



