The Beginnings of Tomorrow 



And so we gather the ripened seeds 

 and clear the ground of the frosted 

 flower-stalks in the garden, and pre- 

 pare the rose vines against the advent 

 of midwinter days. We know that 

 the trees and shrubbery have already 

 formed the nucleus of the new year's 

 foliage; and we turn away with thank- 

 ful hearts in certain knowledge of the 

 beauty that will rise again. 



