Pebbles and Shells (Hawkes collection)/Album Leaves
ALBUM LEAVES
True friends are like the stars in heavenThat ever steadier brighter glowWhen all is darkness here below,For when our sorrows dim the sightAnd all about is dark as night,Their loves and sympathies are given.
True love is like a fragile flowerThat smiling opes its tender eyesAnd breathes sweet fragrance to the skies,For though its sphere be great or smallIt sheds a beauty over allAnd cheers and gladdens every hour.
Kind words are like the gentle rainThat melts away the ice and snowAnd bids the happy brooklet flow,For though the heart be cold and drear,A kindly word of hope and cheerMay melt away its icy chain.
Good deeds are like the days of springThat fill the heart with joy and mirthAnd draw rich beauties from the earth,For he who giveth full and free,Will find his bread upon the seaWithin the kingdom of the king.