The Flowers In the Bible
The flowers in the bible
Her thoughts of yesterday
Pressed between the pages
So they couldn't fade away
Grandma would read us stories
From her bible every night
But she'd stop to smell the roses
That the pages held so tight
She'd always smile and close her eyes
As she traced the petal's form
Her mind would drift to things long passed
As her broken heart would warm
She'd tell us of a oak tree
Where Grandpa carved her name
The place where they got married
When two hearts would beat the same
He gave her on their wedding day
This rose she loves to touch
It takes her back to yesterday
To a man she loved so much
The day that Grandma passed away
And we laid her in the grave
We buried her with that bible
And the flowers that Grandpa gave
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