Ballads of Peace in War

<h2> A VOW-DAY FLOWER </h2> <p>(POVERTY, CHASTITY, OBEDIENCE)<br/></p> <p>Three little leaves like shamrock,<br/> And the trefoil's love-lit eyes,<br/> Whether it takes the sunshine<br/> Or the shadows from the skies.<br/> <br/> And richer than rose or lily<br/> Is the flower he wears today,<br/> With triune bloom and fragrance<br/> From earth to heaven alway.<br/> <br/> Poverty is the low leaf,<br/> And one is chastely white,<br/> And the red love of obedience<br/> Goes up to God a light.<br/> <br/> Grow, good flower, and keep him<br/> Who wears your bloom today,<br/> Shadow and sunshine bless him,<br/> And the trefoil's heavenward way.<br/></p> <p><SPAN name="link2H_4_0027" id="link2H_4_0027"></SPAN></p> <br/> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />