There are spring flowers <br />Exuding an exhilarating fragrance <br />And unimaginable beauty. <br />If nurtured, they flourish <br />Throughout the summer. <br />In late autumn, every garden is sad <br />As the colors fade <br />And every delicate petal <br />Begins to fall to the ground. <br /> <br />There are certain flowers <br />That bring us immense joy for awhile <br />And then they’re never seen again. <br /> <br />Remain someone’s endearing flower <br />For as long as you have your being in the sunlight of life, <br />And then, perhaps, <br />The perfume of your love <br />Will long be wafted <br />Into the hearts you’ve touched <br />After distant winters <br />Have carried you far away.<br /><br />Uriah Hamilton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/distant-winters/
