'Tis only a flower Soft Petals of Gold There's no special power In this flower I hold It came from the ground There was no special seed On this flower I found That grew up from a weed There are ivy green leaves On it's long narrow stem The pointy thorns weave Round it like mountains A family of ants Made their home in the ground Where the rain comes to dance Round the flower I found To you it's a flower And nothing much else To the ants it's a tower Of beauty and wealth So 'tis may be a seed Which grew a long stem Where the most beautiful weed A flower, has hemmed