Song of the Flower By Khalil Gibran

1. Good Morning

3. Song of the Flower
By
Khalil Gibran

5. Song of the Flower
I drink dew for wine, and hearken to
The voices of the birds, and dance
To the rhythmic swaying of the grass.
I am the lover's gift; I am the wedding wreath;
I am the memory of a moment of happiness;
I am the last gift of the living to the dead;
I am a part of joy and a part of sorrow.
But I look up high to see only the light,
And never look down to see my shadow.
This is wisdom which man must learn.

6. Glossary
Hearken- Listen
Swaying- Move or cause to
move slowly

7. Questions
• How does the flower become a part
of joy and sorrow?
• Why does the flower consider itself
as ‘the last gift of the living to the
death’?
• What, according to the flower, is the
wisdom that man should learn?

8. Answers
• The flower is used to ,make wreaths on both
joyous and sorrowful occasions like weddings
and death respectively
• The flower consider itself as ‘the last gift of
the living to the dead’ because it is used as a
wreath to be placed on the dead body.
• The flower always looks up to see only the
light. It never looks down to see the shadow.
Similarly, man should see the brighter side of
life and never brood over its darker side.

9. Follow-up Activity
Write a short summary of
the poem ‘Song of the
Flower’ by khalil Gibran.

10. Thank you