by Albert Laighton (1829 - 1887)

Flowers
Language: English 
They are autographs of angels, penned
In Nature's green-leaved book, in blended tints,
Borrowed from rainbows and the sunset skies,
And written everywhere - on plain and hill,
In lonely dells, 'mid crowded haunts of men;
On the broad prairies, where no eye save God's
May read their silent, sacred mysteries.

Thank God for flowers! they gladden human hearts;
Seraphic breathings part their fragrant lips
With whisperings of Heaven.

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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bertram Kottmann , "Blumen", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ; composed by Gary Bachlund.

Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website: 2012-08-23
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Word count: 68