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A Touch of Green

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 1, 1910

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 87, No. 35.

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A Touch of Green

A touch of green in the city street, A touch of green where the fences meet; A touch of green by the wayside there In city alley or thoroughfare; A touch of green—it will help so much, That yard of bloom, with its country touch!
A touch of green, and the roaring street Fades off in a garden cool and sweet, Where the blossoms bend and the bright day beams Till the touch of green brings a touch of dreams; A touch of green—it will go so far Where the dead brick walls and the fences are!
A touch of green, and the heart will know The childhood spell of the long ago, Brought through the dust of the steam-baked town Like visions of fairyland drifting down; A touch of green—it will make you leap Like a sudden call in a dreamless sleep!
A touch of green in the old back yard, And life grows easy that seemed so hard; And other eyes than your own are there Its bloom and beauty and joy to share; A touch of green—it will pay so much, That yard of bloom, with its country touch!
— Baltimore Sun.