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May flowers

April 26, 20172 min readen
Royce Shook

Royce Shook

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May flowers

In 1557 Thomas Tusser compiled a collection of writings he called A Hundred Good Points of Husbandry. In the April Husbandry section he wrote:

Sweet April showers

Do spring May flowers

which became over time the phrase that most of us know as April showers, bring May flowers. The phrase may be invoked when we want to put a positive spin on a negative event in our life. So the poem or phrase can also mean something good may happen as a result of unpleasant events. Some selected April Showers Bring May Flowers Poems:

Sunny Side

Always look at the sunny side of life 

the ups and the downs

the truth of a beginning
we need water to grow
we need seeds to sow

What we see today
is bringing us more
for tomorrow
even if we can’t tell

as they say
April showers bring may flowers.

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Spring Garden

In the garden, the flowers are peaking
their green tips
edging up the dirt

raindrops are glistening
dropping from the petals to the leaves
the winter is gone
the spring is here

April’s shower brought a Mayflower.

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Trying to Grow 

April Showers Bring May Flowers

the sun doesn’t shine
when you need to grow

It’s the mistakes and the misery
that make us beautiful in the end

Source: alighthouse.com




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