The heart that tends the flowers Lyrics by Don Kim

The heart that tends the flowers Lyrics by Don Kim

When the sun rises slowly
I learn devotion, tending flowers with care
Watching them bloom in silence
I learn the meaning of waiting there

If a bud cannot open
If a petal stays afraid to rise
I learn to look within me
And whisper softly, “It'll be okay”

To love is to tend the fragile
To wait without a sound
To blame myself before the world
When blossoms don’t come out

To love is not to hurry
But stay when things fall apart
A life is just a garden
Grown by a patient heart

When the sun is setting low
I stay beside fallen leaves
Learning how to ache together
Learning how to grieve

When snow begins to cover
I learn how white can blend
And through the darkest winter nights
I learn to guard the end

So the night won’t turn to black
So the roots don’t freeze in fear
I stay, I watch, I listen close
Until the light is near

To love is to keep the fire
When all the colors fade
To be the warmth that stays behind
So nothing turns to shade

A life is just a season
A bloom, a fall, a start
And all of it is grown inside
The heart that tends the flowers