When I Notice How Your Own Flowers Grow (English Sonnet) Poem by Gert Strydom

(after William Shakespeare)

When I notice how your own flowers grow
do wither and wilt after just a mere moment
then from sweet lovely nature I deem to know
that to how life in this world is it does comment

but yet in your garden you do have happy hours
while life does pass in its own selfsame mighty way
where you do gaze upon the exquisite lovely flowers
but do know at a season and time they do all decay

while constantly for each other our feelings do increase
where age does also come with its last season and night
and our span of life does at its set time slowly decrease
yet days are full of tears, some fears, happiness and delight

and for all humankind this unfortunate to life is true
while I find you beautiful, charming and do love you

(Reference:"Sonnet 15 When I consider every thing that grows" by William Shakespeare.]