violet

"Just a little violet
From across the way

"Came to cheer a prisoner
In his cell one day

"Just a little flower
Sent by a loving hand

"Has a kindly meaning
That true hearts understand

"Just a little violet
Plucked with tender care

"God has smiled upon it
And the sender fair

"And soon that little token

"Wrapped in hands so neat
Rests quietly within a grave

"O'er which a heart that's true does beat"