Closed eyes
can't see the white roses,
Cold hands
can't hold them, you know,
Breath that
is stilled cannot gather
The odors
that sweet from them blow
Death, with
a peace beyond dreaming,
It's children
of earth doth endow;
Life is the
time we can help them,
So give them
the flowers now!
Here are the
struggles and striving,
Here are the
cares and the tears;
Now is the
time to be smoothing
The frowns
and the furrows and fear,
What to closed
eyes are kind sayings?
What to hushed
heart is deep vow?
Naught can
avail after parting,
So give them
the flowers now!.
Just a kind
word or a greeting;
Just a warm
grasp or a smile~
These are
the flowers that will lighten
The burdens
for many a mile.
After the
journey is over
What is the
use of them; how
Can they carry
them who must be carried?
Oh, give them
the flowers now!
Bloom's from
the happy heart's garden
Plucked in
the spirit of love;
Blooms that
are earthly reflections
Of flowers
that blossom above.
Words cannot
tell what a measure
Of blessing
such gifts will allow
To dwell in
the lives of many,
So give them
the flowers now!
Poem by Leigh
M. Hodges
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