They know that life is short <br />And waste not their living <br />They blossom in full glory <br />Bulbs sprouting elegantly, <br />Their petals regally adorned <br />Their lives is but an instant <br />But they live life bountifully <br />The glory and resplendence <br />Of God richly exemplified <br />They exhaust each moment <br />In the full embrace of love <br />Luxuriously, authentically<br /><br />Oyekake Satty Joshua<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/flowers-29/