Flowers By The Roadside Flowers by the roadside, rainbow coloured, new, Sparkling with reflections in the early morning dew, Grown to be attractive, then cut down in their prime, A summers' blossom wilting, too long before it's time, On the pavement, in the hedgerow, perched up in the grass, A multi-coloured milestone for those of us that pass, Their beauty often lost in the haste of the day, I hope there'll be no more flowers, by the roadside, on my way.