HepaticaHepatica; Sweet flower of the shade
Pink, Lavender and blue and white your dress
You show your modest face in every glade
and blossom there some lonely one to bless.
Hepatica; I love thy tints so rare
reflecting all the colors of the sun
you tell me of the heavenly Father's care
and help me live & smile till my short day is done.
Hepatica; Tis in the early spring ya bloom
I come to seek your sunny little face
and find you as you burst your leafy tomb
my foot prints near, each will mark the place.
Ada Burgess