by Albert Laighton (1829 - 1887)
Flowers
Language: English
They are autographs of angels, penned In Nature's green-leaved book, in blended tints, Borrowed from rainbows and the sunset skies, And written everywhere - on plain and hill, In lonely dells, 'mid crowded haunts of men; On the broad prairies, where no eye save God's May read their silent, sacred mysteries. Thank God for flowers! they gladden human hearts; Seraphic breathings part their fragrant lips With whisperings of Heaven.
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- by Albert Laighton (1829 - 1887), "Flowers" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bertram Kottmann , "Blumen", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ; composed by Gary Bachlund.
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-23
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Word count: 69