To grace those plants which suffer most from thirst;
is this the noblest aim? Come Spring you may
breathe life upon the wilting flowers first.

The garden's wish is only to be nursed.
For those who care to look, trees know the way
to grace those plants which suffer most from thirst.

The saplings too, in knowing that they're cursed,
in ****** can attempt one last act: they
breathe life upon the wilting flowers, first.

So seeing someday struggling seedlings pursed
in sombre perspiration, you should play
to grace those plants which suffer most from thirst.

To love with equal temperament the worst
and best, to always beam 'yes', never weigh,
breathe life upon the wilting flowers first.

The lawn is shot, upturned, that bomb has burst
and all looks lost; the wind has swept the bay.
To grace those plants which suffer most from thirst,
breathe life upon the wilting flowers first.