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Show ! Aiscdlarw j The Planting. Who plains a tree may live To sc ns leaves u:i:'oM. T:i gr-.'enntss of ks summer garb, l:s autumn tine of sold. "Who plants a flower may live To 5 e ns beauty prow, The :ly waittu on i;s stalk, The ramLi.er ro-ao to blow. "Who sows tho seed may f;r.d The field of harvest fair. The soni of reapers ringing- ck-ar. When aJl the sheaves are there. But time will fell the tree. The rose will fade and die. The harvest time will pas a away, Aa dues the song and sigh. But whoso plants in love The word of hope and trust, ! Snail find it atill alive with God-It God-It is not made of dust. It cannot fade nor change. Though worlds may scattered be, For love alone has high respose In immortality. W. Lomax Childress in Our Dumb Animals. |