Leaves Compared with Flowers Flashcards
1
Q
1-2
A
A tree’s leaves may be ever so good,
So may its bar, so may its wood;
2
Q
3-4
A
But unless you put the right thing to its root
It never will show much flower or fruit.
3
Q
5-6
A
But I may be one who does not care
Ever to have tree bloom or bear.
4
Q
7-8
A
Leaves for smooth and bark for rough,
Leaves and bark may be tree enough.
5
Q
9-10
A
Some giant trees have bloom so small
They might as well have none at all.
6
Q
11-12
A
Late in life I have come on fern.
Now lichens are due to have their turn.
7
Q
13-14
A
I bade men tell me which in brief,
Which is fairer, flower or leaf.
8
Q
15-16
A
They did not have the wit to say,
Leaves by night and flowers by day.
9
Q
17-18
A
Leaves and bar, leaves and bark,
To lean against and hear in the dark.
10
Q
19-20
A
Petals I may have once pursued.
Leaves are all my darker mood.
