Once and only once – lyrics by Vic Damone Once and only once I’ll walk through this troubled world So if a good deed I may do Some tearful face bring laughter to I will be contented then For I’ll not walk this way again Once and only once I’ll live with my fellow man…
Tag: Spring flowers
Let time
Let time Let time in its winsome sphere Gather what it will But leave its joyful pleasures here Let time in its cruel cascade Drain the youth from the chalice But leave the best of the parade Let time with its driest deserts Lap up the fountains of love But leave the healing of all…
Countryside dreams
Countryside dreams Speak to me not of the city streets Or the honking of horns and the noise that lifts to smoggy skies, But speak to me rather of countryside dreams Of the clopping of hooves on a flower-lined road And miles and miles of farmland and fields. Never mention to me the hustle and…
From rain come flowers
From rain come flowers Oh my love, have I fallen like Rain upon mud-sodden ground That turns your love away From the sun I’ve always found April-soaked puddles Are where May flowers abound See how the one relates to the other Both in spring’s forest Where forgiveness and love Are the sweetest sounds
Loving the little things
Loving the little things I wonder if we ever take the time To wander among the sublime In our busy lives that upend our peace When does the chaos ever cease? Perhaps we breathe in the answer in azaleas, lilies, or roses The beauty of life that each one proposes Or taste it in sweet…
You are meant for more
You are meant for more Hear me perennial in the night You are meant for more of the day You are meant for us To share your fragrance Your lovely leaves Your stalwart stems Your flourishing flowers You are not a forgotten wallflower You survived the winter You will bloom again
The Romantic Gardener 