Well pleaseth me the sweet time of Easter That maketh the leaf and the flower come out.

The couplet celebrates Easter not primarily as a doctrinal event but as a season when the world visibly renews itself. “Sweet time of Easter” evokes spring’s return—leaves and flowers emerging—so the liturgical calendar and the natural calendar coincide. In a troubadour context, such seasonal openings often function as a conventional prelude (a spring exordium) that sets an emotional key—joy, desire, or renewed energy—before the poem turns to its main subject (often love, politics, or war). The lines thus suggest Easter as a hinge between spiritual festivity and earthly vitality, using the language of growth to mark a moment of awakening and pleasure.