<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=369657" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>A Rose-bud advises man…</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I asked a rose-bud, ‘who gave you your beauty? ’<br>And it replied, ‘my mother’s sap gave me! ’<br>I asked again, ‘who gave your mother plant, its sap? ’<br>It said, ‘the soil and rain by roots, the sun through leaves! ’<br>I asked the rose-bud, ‘who gave the soil, sun and rain such abilities? ’<br>It replied, ‘the One who made all things, and you and me! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And now the rose-bud asked me, ‘But why do you ask such questions? <br>Are you not made beautiful too by the same One, <br>Who made me, the moon, sky, soil and sun? <br>And yet, like you, we cannot walk or run! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It continued, ‘we plants feel sad we cannot move like how you do! ’<br>‘We buds grow bigger by each dawn; <br>The Maker feels so happy when we’re born, <br>And smiles on seeing us each morn, <br>Turning ecstatic, when we blossom on, <br>The landscape to perfume and to adorn –<br>By morrow, most of us are almost gone! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I asked the rose-bud, ‘are the dew-drops then because you cry? ’<br>And it replied, ‘they are the tears of joy and sadness of God on high, <br>Who knows we are born to sooner die.’<br>But tell me man, such questions, you ask, ‘why? ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The rose-bud went on: <br>‘God gave you man, woman, a long life-span; <br>And do many things, you surely can! ’<br>God made you far more beautiful! <br>Be satisfied and be dutiful; <br>God is our Master One, most wonderful! <br>Praise Him, thank Him for all His gifts to you, bountiful! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Copyright by Dr John Celes 2-2-2010</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=369657" data-title="A Rose-bud advises man… de John Celes" data-description="I asked a rose-bud, ‘who gave you your beauty? ’ And it replied, ‘my mother’s sap gave me! ’ I asked again, ‘who gave your mother plant, its sap? ’ It said, ‘the soil and rain by roots, the sun through leaves! ’ I asked the rose-..."></div> </div> </div>

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