Guilt will wilt the sweetest flower, <br />Cause the very sun to glower, <br />Though the skies their tears may shower. <br />Guilt will wilt the sweetest flower. <br /> <br />Shame will tame the lion's power, <br />Make the boldest warrior cower, <br />Turn the taste of triumph sour. <br />Guilt will wilt the sweetest flower. <br /> <br />For each mister, miss, or madam, <br />Son or lover— this is so. <br />In the Bible Eve and Adam <br />Did discover long ago... <br /> <br />That guilt will wilt the sweetest flower, <br />Steal the pleasure from the hour, <br />Even in the greenest bower— <br />Guilt will wilt the sweetest flower.<br /><br />Harley White<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/guilt-will-wilt-the-sweetest-flower/
