Article: April: the most beautiful of months, and the most cruel.

When honeysuckle, primrose, violet and celandine go on the rampage, and golden pussywillows explode beside railway lines, pregnant themselves with sun

When lambs slide out of the womb, bounce on the green field, and are slain; and the bitter smoke of sacrifice, pyre of a thousand cattle, borers over bill and plain

When crosses appear with daffodils at the roadside, the full moon is bid, and the Good Friday walk of witness makes no dent on the ...

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