If in your mind good seed you sow,
And nourish it with tender care,
A splendid crop of fruit you’ll grow,
And reap the kind you planted there.
IN WORTHY’S ALBUM.
Watch how regular
Seasons come and go,
Summer brings the rain,
Winter brings the snow,
And the sweet flowers
Never out of tune,
Always wait their turn
And blossom in June.
Thus from kind nature
This good lesson learn,
Patiently to wait
Till it is your turn,
Then like the flowers
Meekly take your place,
And by pure living
Ornament your race.
IN FLORA’S ALBUM.
By the side of a beautiful river
Whose clear waters continue to flow,
There may you live, happy forever,
And in wisdom and loveliness grow.