Flowering Dogwoods
Remind me of a little song I once heard before I knew what a dogwood flowers looked like
I think it goes something like this
Legend of The Dogwood Tree
When Christ was on earth, the dogwood grew
To a towering size with lovely hue.
Its branches were strong and interwoven
And for Christ's cross its timbers were chosen.
Being distressed at the use of this wood,
Christ made a promise which still holds good:
"Not ever again shall the dogwood grow
To be large enough for such a tree, and so
Slender and twisted it shall always be
With cross-shaped blossoms for all to see.
The petals shall have bloodstains marked in brown
And in the blossom's center a thorny crown
All who see it will think of Me,
Nailed to a cross from the dogwood tree.
Protected and cherished this tree shall be
A reflection to all of my agony.
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Dogwood season rivals a Vermont foliage season doesn't it?--I love the time just past and hate to see the last of the dogwoods leaf out, and azalea blossoms fall
ReplyDeleteDogwood season rivals a Vermont foliage season doesn't it?--I love the time just past and hate to see the last of the dogwoods leaf out, and azalea blossoms fall
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