Saturday, 13 May 2017

Twenty-eight Bouquets

Jeanne P. Lawler’s obituary says she’s best remembered for five songs in the LDS Children’s Song Book: "I Often Go Walking", "Hinges," "Family History," "When Jesus Christ Was Baptized," and "The Holy Ghost." It also says, “She found joy in living, made friends everywhere and had an adventurous spirit.” I was one of those many lucky friends. Jeanne and I were students in a recorder class for music teachers at BYU. I can’t recall much about the class, but I remember she made it fun. Have a happy Mother’s Day!
 I often go walking in meadows of clover, and I gather armfuls of blossoms of blue.
I gather the blossoms the whole meadow over; dear mother, all flowers remind me of you.
O mother, I give you my love with each flower to give forth sweet fragrance a whole lifetime through;
For if I love blossoms and meadows and walking, I learn how to love them, dear mother, from you.

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