Appreciation of 'Song of the flower' by Khalil Gibran
STD : 8 Unit: Flowers and Showers Chapter :Song of the Flower Appreciation Song of the Flower (Khalil Gibran) ‘Song of the Flower’ by Khalil Gibran who was a Labanese writer describes what living in the world as a flower involves, from sunrises to perpetual optimism. The speaker is talking through the voice of a flower. The first stanzas describe when it is flowers are most active and beneficial to the world. They spreads their fragrances through the air and help to announce the sunrise alongside the birds. The second half of the poem speaks on how flowers are used for different occasions. The speaker says that “I am…” used in a range of objects and events, alongside the living and the dead. In the final lines the flower-speaker asserts an opinion that humankind needs to looLsk to flowers for advice on how to face the world optimistically. The flower says she is a ‘ word uttered by nature’, ‘star fallen from the sky’, ‘daugh...

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