But others come out by your side,
And open up their petals wide;
Life is but short, so let us throw
Sunshine and roses where we go.
There Is a Time.
Life is so serious, life is so grand,
Just look about on every hand;
There is heat to make vegetation grow,
When the sun shines out in golden glow.
Can you make the chrysanthemum bloom in the spring?
No, there is a time and place for everything.
Does the fruit tree bear when the weather is cold?
It’s the kiss of the sun that makes it unfold.
In summer to grow, in winter to sleep;
Below glaciers gay colored flowers peep.
A time to eat, a time to sleep,
A time to laugh, a time to weep.
The ceaseless tides that ebb and flow;
Their reason and wherefore, dost thou know?
A time to work, a time to pray,
To ask God’s blessings on the day.