The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,
The humble sheep a threat'ning horn:
While Lily white shall in love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.
William Blake
Songs of Experience, 1794
Our big trumpet lilies are just coming into their peak, and they always come back year after year like old friends. My very favorite is one the color of ripe cantaloupe, and it will bloom in a few days behind these white ones. The lily is a Christian symbol in connection with the Sermon on the Mount and the passage "lilies of the field." There are so many beautiful varieties of lily, but I think the trumpets are about as carefree and lovely as a flower can be. Truly "lilies of the field."
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