Faded Flowers

The flowers I saw in the wildwood
Have since dropped their beautiful leaves
And the many dear friends of my childhood
Have slumbered through the years in their graves
But the bloom of the flowers I remember
Though their smiles I may never more see
For the cold chilly winds of December
stole my flowers and companions from me
Chorus:
It’s no wonder i’m broken hearted
And stricken with sorrow shall be
We have met, we have loved, and we have parted
My flowers, my companions, and me
How dark looks this world and how dreary
When we part from the ones that we love
There is rest for the faint and the weary
When friends meet with lost ones above
(Chorus)
For in heaven I can but remember
When from earth my soul shall be free
No cold chilly winds of December shall steal my companions from me
(Chorus)
We have met, we have loved, and we have parted