The Carnation - A Poem

 The Carnation - A Poem 

By Effie Crawford 

Of all the many flowers 
That bloom for us each year, 
We love the sweet carnation 
That stands for Mother dear.

On Mother's Day we wear it 

To honor her and show 

How very much we love her, 

So all the world may know.

So let us keep the flower, 

Though it be white or red, 

The emblem of a mother's love, 

The living and the dead.  

References:

1.NORMAL INSTRUCTOR AND PRIMARY PLANS May 1930

2.CARNATION CULTURE BY LL LAMBORN ALLIANCE OHIO 1890