There, a Garden

We planted, there, a garden fair

Of lavendar and rose;

And through so many seasons

We watched it bloom and grow.

We planted, there, a garden

One Sunday afternoon,

And watched it grow so fruitful --

A blessing and a boon.

We planted, there, a garden,

Watched it growing like a child;

It grew lush and overflowing --

Bright-colored, fragrant, wild.

We planted, there, a garden

Of orchids and jasmine,

And watched it in its seasons

Bloom and die, and bloom again.

We planted, there, a garden;

Its' sweetness drew the birds and bees;

We listened to the hymns of life

In shade beneath the Redwood trees.

We planted, there, a garden

To last through all the years;

But when the time for dying came

We watered it with tears.

So now our time has ended,

But still that garden grows.

We planted, there, a garden fair

Of lavendar and rose.