Lily of the Valley
Stands there greeting me
Outside my window
A string of white pearls
My dear,
Lily of the valley.
Its pure white flowers
Arranged in perfection
Elegantly draped
O'er the emerald leaves
That stand upright as majestic walls -
These beckon me,
My eyes to see
The sight of true beauty.
Alas, but why
Does this beauty
A sadness adorn?
Why hangs its head
In despair, with
Dew drops shed as tears
Early in the morn?
My dear,
My dear, dear Lily of the Valley,
You know of a sorrow deep.
I see it in your peaceful stance
That in all its majesty
A secret hides.
You know of a sorrow deeper than all
Memories of grieving souls combined
And yet in that sorrow
Do You strive,
A beauty to show and uphold,
For eager eyes to behold and be made whole.
So shall I wake up each day
And gaze upon Your beauty, poignant
My dear,
Lily of the Valley.
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