FLOWER MINISTRATIONS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2571, 24 June 1903, Page 66

FLOWER MINISTRATIONS.

When flcwon hai.g their honey-heavy heacig, Or cluster, .sUrwiso, on their prassy beds, Oi i..sc> to hca\rji sulorihg eye-j of l>!ne, Oi hold ii cup-, of pc.ul their o.aug it's of dew, Or pcur their v. ealtr> of lo\ c iioa Voris of gold, Or lonely trees in clinging arms cuVd Or clamber up the garden trellis high, To nod and smile at every passer-by, Or ring a fairy i,eal from dainty boll's, Or shed their dewy tears where sorrow dwells Or clothe all tenderly a lonely grave, * Or hide the mined wall they cannot save, Ot rear an arch of beauty o'er the gate Where blushing Hope doth for her lover wait, Or smile upon the rich man in his etv=e Yet cheerfully the cottage children please, Or burn their fragrant incense on the air, At morning, noon, and evening, everywhere -- Methinks that more than beauty "do *'i'.y bring, And more than perfume is their offering. As God's own teachers come they to the earth, Lach bloom, a, rmssionaiy from its birth ; Somo point to heaven, that we now hope might see ; Some drop to earth to teach humility. And tender, snowy blossoms nobly die lhat luscious golden fruit may hang on high. And all teach love; in garden or in field Their lfs^o = o-o t*ic- law of Gel r- ' ' Tiuo angels, every flower on lice or sot.— Their mother, Xature, and their Father, God! —Lilian. May, ]903.