On this first day of May, a gentle rain fell
and the lilies-of-the-valley rang their white bells
to join in the rain’s gentle song. Beneath
the lilies’ jade leaves, spring fairies danced
in a cloud of the flowers’ perfume,
the signature scent of the May Queen,
angel of mid-spring blossoms and of all
the newly born. And the day was filled
with their welcome and with the joy
of their delicate song.