O dearest bloom the seasons know, <br />Flowers of the Resurrection blow, <br />Our hope and faith restore; <br />And through the bitterness of death <br />And loss and sorrow, breathe a breath <br />Of life forevermore! <br /> <br />The thought of Love Immortal blends <br />With fond remembrances of friends; <br />In you, O sacred flowers, <br />By human love made doubly sweet, <br />The heavenly and the earthly meet, <br />The heart of Christ and ours!<br /><br />John Greenleaf Whittier<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/an-easter-flower-gift/
