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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IMITATION, by LOUISE A. JOHNSON
First Line: Some flowers from my boy away
Last Line: The likeness may be true, though dim.
Subject(s): Flowers; Mother's Day; Paintings & Painters
First Line: Some flowers from my boy away
Last Line: The likeness may be true, though dim.
Subject(s): Flowers; Mother's Day; Paintings & Painters
Some flowers from my boy away—
Sweet roses for my "Mother's Day"!
I try to paint their loveliness
But, in despair, I must confess
My hand has never had the power
To portray truly such a flower.
For God alone can tint each hue.
I cannot make the picture true.
His hand can give the touch divine,
Completely lacking this of mine.
Elusive beauty—fragrance rare—
They touch my heart. I breathe a prayer.
I ask of Him, Who can create
What I can only imitate,
That, as we pattern after Him,
The likeness may be true, though dim.
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