The fine threads of life
In the rose garden
the blooms have faded :
the very sun that fed their growth
has led them to their last days
fresh flowers will come again
in late July or early August
it’s just a matter of time
and of that universal process
how all things rise
and all things fall
how life is followed by death
and death by life
how we too rise up from birth
and grow tall in love and beauty
before death cuts us down
country style
These are the days
never forget
John Lyons