The Masonry Of Spring

Men say, "How wonderful is Spring!"

I say, "How marvelous is man!"

For Spring no more can gladness bring

To earth than men to mortals can.

The Springtime sun is very good,

But, oh, the smile of brotherhood!

And green the grass upon the slope,

But lovelier some word of hope.

There is a Masonry of earth,

Of sun and blossom, seed and rain;

The only Masonry of worth

Is one that brings the Spring again,

Brings strength to brothers sore beset,

And faith to brothers who forget;

Like sun to blossom, rain to seed,

Are men who come to men in need.

A great fraternity is ours

Who really see and understand,

A brotherhood of hearts and flow'rs

And smiling sun and stretching hand.

We, too, may bloom in our own way,

Make glad some other mortal's day,

As much as any birds that sing

In God's great Masonry of Spring!

Douglas Malloch