Scatter flowers o'er the graves Where sleep our dear and honored braves; Bring those emblems of love to-day, Flowers, so pure, beauteous and gay: Scatter them, scatter them o'er. Strew them lovingly over all, Caring not on which ones they fall; On the grave of the hero-lover, Husband, father, son and brother: Strew them lovingly o'er. And cover them careful over, Cover the grass and running clover; Cut down the briers and weeds that are there. And cover their graves with blossoms fair: Cover them carefully o'er. Lay them gently o'er, bouquet and wreath, Think of the heroes lying beneath; Some who bravely fought and fell, Nobly dying by bullet and shell: Lay them gently o'er. Tenderly o'er their ashes, dear, Place blossoms, and moisten them with a tear; Naught our love for those brave shall blight, WWho died for freedom, peace and right: -- Place them tenderly o'er. Shower them over, freely shower, Beautiful, bright-colored flowers; While the loved old "red, white and blue," Floats o'er our living veterans few: Shower them freely o'er. Heap them o'er, lavishly heap Violets, pinks and pansies deep; Roses redder than sunset's glow, And lilies pure and white as snow: Heap them lavishly o'er. Yes, where our heroes dreamless sleep, And 'bove them clover and myrtle creep; Bring those emblems of love to-day, Flowers so pure, pretty and gay; Scatter them, scatter them o'er. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FOR THE YOUNGEST by CHARLES WESLEY PSALM 9, SELECTION by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE WHO SEEKS THE KING by LARENE KING BLEECKER ON THE STAR OF 'THE LEGION OF HONOR' by GEORGE GORDON BYRON NOVEMBER 11TH by FRANK E. CAMPBELL TO ONE BEYOND DEATH'S PORTALS by ROBERT CARY |