Oh darling Flower Child, you speak ever so pretty Your breath is like the summer wind, young and warm However with such lovely youth, comes such a pity Too many thoughts come and swarm Upon your gentle tongue is such very good advice However, seldom do you follow such good thoughts, oh, what a price
For wisdom that comes from yonder year You do not know. What you say, I love to hear Because I want to learn I want to learn from your fantasised mistake Be bold, be daring, act out of turn Tell him you love him, Flower Child; gamble all your hesitations upon that stake
I swear by all my moons and stars, he will love you back He would be a fool not to love your soul, untainted and beguiled And your verdant eyes and your wit sharp as a tack For all your eccentricities and more, you will be loved, dearest Flower Child So, open your mouth and speak: relish the uncertainty To the adventurous winds you speak of in breaths of eternity
Tell him Flower Child of the love you have for him Even if your heart is fit to break at there mere thought Tell him of the wondrous quibbles, of the loving hymn That you wrote for him; of the words for him you wrote Into lovely wreaths of poetry Laced with dulcet sincerity
Quit your flower fortunes; stop blowing dandelion seeds Your precious little dandelions are but weeds Stop plucking petals from roses; white painted red They do not know your heart, they do not know your head They are but plants, dearest Flower Child They have no sense for sensibilities so pay their predictions no mind I know you wish to surrender to your feelings; breathe as wild As the winds of fortune in your mouth and you may just find That your first love may just be your first lover But there is only one way for such sweet feelings to be discovered.
This poem has a sequel called I Lied To Flower Child