I went to the garden and drank some ale <br />And heard the wailing of the nightingale <br /> <br />Blooming there also was a beautiful rose <br />But, unlike the birds, it had no woes <br /> <br />It looked so happy, so vigorous, so proud <br />Standing alone and above the crowd. <br /> <br />The narcissus also was looking very grand, <br />Had a tulip in waiting with a cup in hand <br /> <br />The iris there also lashing its tongue <br />Scolding them all, whether old or young, <br /> <br />And holding a flask was there a lass <br />Pouring red wine in everyone's glass <br /> <br />And there was Hafiz singing his song <br />Telling us to come and sing along. <br /> <br />By Hafiz<br /><br />Lawrence CH Hiun<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/beauty-of-nature-7/
