Like a tender little shoot you climb
And push with your strength up
From homely seed from whence you came
To conquer dark and dust
And everything that everything
Once told you that you were
Is flooded by and scoffed at
By your real and present worth
Now firmly grounded in your past
Your future has begun
A flower now, all bright and gay
Red, blooming in the sun
Now *of* and *for* and *in* the light
Does your loveliness abide
And life and joy and great delight
Come in a whelming tide
And push with your strength up
From homely seed from whence you came
To conquer dark and dust
And everything that everything
Once told you that you were
Is flooded by and scoffed at
By your real and present worth
Now firmly grounded in your past
Your future has begun
A flower now, all bright and gay
Red, blooming in the sun
Now *of* and *for* and *in* the light
Does your loveliness abide
And life and joy and great delight
Come in a whelming tide
Comments