FORGET ME NOT
H. W. Bryce
It’s said the knight in armour
Picked the flower for his love;
He did to prove his ardour,
But he wasn’t any dove,
For his armour weighed him down
Into the river though he fought,
He tossed the posy as he drown,
Crying please forget me not!
Weedy little flower, perky purple or pale blue,
You stand for memory and precious love so true,
Your petals five are symbols showing that you care,
Your golden heart a sign of love willingly laid bare.
Five pretty little petals,
Held by a heart of gold;
One petal stands for true love,
As beauteous as the dove;
Another is devotion,
Embracing love’s emotion;
A third is hope to help you cope,
A fourth is caring care,
With courage to be there,
While number five is memory
To honor you and me.
Chorus:
Forget-me-not, Forget-me-not,
Pretty blue and splendid, little flower.
Forget-me-not, Forget-me-not,
Remembrance is your power.
And while you may be going,
Your spirit lives with me.
Our memories are as beauteous
As any living tree.
So I promise this to you,
With everything I’ve got,
That I’ll be true dear,
That I’ll forget you not.
The whole is like a star,
The symbol of a dream.
It stands for love that flows,
As does the laughing stream.
So wear the little flower,
The wee forget-me-not,
It is the flower of remembrance
And love’s forever-ever knot.
For it is love, remember-ance,
A forever-ever knot.
The flower of remember-ance,
The wee forget-me-not.
