Ode to the Flowers

Emblems of beauty, in gardens sweet,
With hues so bright, your joys repeat.
You dance in air, on zephyr’s breath,
A gentle hymn that conquers death.

Come, let us wander, soft, near trees,
Where sunlight kisses, and hums the breeze;
In shades of green, your colors gleam,
Nature’s pure art, a vivid dream.

Oh flowers! Share your secrets near,
Of love and loss, of joy and fear;
You bloom, you fade, yet through the years,
In hearts you dwell, beyond all tears.

• Alphonse de Lamartine