The poem describes a flower announcing the arrival of light at dawn by joining the breeze and bidding farewell to light at dusk by joining birds. It decorates the plains with its beautiful colors and scents the air with its fragrance. At night, the eyes of night watch over the flower as it embraces slumber, and in the morning it stares at the sun, described as the only eye of the day.

2. SONG OF THE FLOWER
-Khalil Gibran

4. SONG OF THE FLOWER
-Khalil Gibran
At dawn I unite with the breeze
To announce the coming of light;
At eventide I join the birds
In bidding the light farewell
The plains are decorated with
My beautiful colors, and the air
Is scented with my fragrance.
As I embrace Slumber the eyes of
Night watch over me, and as I
Awaken I stare at the sun, which is
The only eye of the day.

5. GLOSSARY
•Eventide- Evening
•Slumber- Sleep
•Bid- Offer
•Scent- Smell

6. QUESTIONS
1. What does the flower do at dawn and at dusk?
2. How does the flower make the world
beautiful?
3. What is described as ‘the eye of the day’?

7. Answers
1. The flower joins the breeze and announces the arrival
of the light in the morning. In the evening it joins the
birds to bid farewell to the light.
2. It decorates the plain and fills the air with its fragrance.
3. The sun is described as the eye of the day.

8. FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY
•Do you like gardening. Why?

9. Thank You