Uploaded on July 5, 2011
… The angel came from heaven’s tower
To honour Mary in her bower,
And said that she should bear the flower
To break the Devil’s chain of woes.
Of a Rose, a lovely Rose,
Of a Rose is all my song. …
—Medieval English Nativity Carol
Medieval English Verse
7.5.2023: This is one of those images that is simply pretty, and nothing more is needed.