If one has read the words of Jesus Christ, then one must understand the meaning "For the Children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers" And we note that: "And the "colours" of the rainbow" it was the rainbow which God showed/told Noah which would remind God of His promised not to destroy the earth's living things by flood. We haven't much to say regarding the first refrain other than it is reminiscent of Jesus calming words to those listening to either the Sermon on the Mount, or the Plain, or both. But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them" Denver - in the song - echo's Jesus telling the crowds that one must ".Seek first the kingdom of God." How much more valuable are you than the birds! 25Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his lifespan? 26So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?…"Īnd from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6: 24-34 (See below for the Matthew quote the summary of those 11 verses is that one should seek first the Kingdom of Heaven, trust in God and his righteousness, and your temporal needs will be met.) Note that the "wisdom of the children" (they trust) and "the graceful way of flowers in the wind" ( From Matthew: "Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. Both the 23rd psalm and Jesus words in the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain.įrom the Sermon on the Plain Luke 12: 24-26 "Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap they have no storehouse or barn, yet God feeds them. One may need to here/see the entire song to get why it is God singing to his creatures, possessed of the capacity for discursive thought, but in these 3 stanza's John describes the state of those whom have either lost their faith, or are overly worried about the vicissitudes of life. We plan to go though the song line by line. was of John Denver.Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. The reader - if there are any readers - must forgive this writer (this writer is likely a bigger fan of John Denver than Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. Only sapient beings i.e., humans, fear the future. And that as that fear possesses those of us in turbulent times, the singer is accustomed to having his creatures remembering Him whom they have forgotten. Of course John Denver both wrote and sings the song, but if one reflects upon the words, John wrote a song whereby God is singing to his Creation, and particularly his creatures that fear the future. One of the things that you would think that John would have revealed - but did not - is that the song is sung by God. Denver often said that he thought Rhymes and Reasons was his best composition.Īlthough Denver - to our knowledge - never explained the song's meaning (one may listen here: /…). John Denver released his first album Rhymes and Reasons in 1969 the album included Leaving on a Jet Plane recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary (since Denver was barely known at the time), and it sold a million records for them Denver does the song about a billion times better that the trio, but we digress. Song MeaningJohn Denver's: Rhymes and Reasons Songs like "Rhymes and Reasons" are a way of doing that for me. I intend to lead people to the mountains I intend to lead them back to the earth, back to the spirit. I’m describing who that person is - the song is about me. It’s not one of those songs where I’ve described someone who has a job to do in the world. It’s funny to me that even before the time of women’s liberation there was a desire to uphold that concept. There is a brotherhood there, and a sisterhood. I feel part of it, and bound to it, and the way I expressed the feeling was to use the phrase "the children and the flowers". I do not feel separate from any aspect or from of life. It comes from a very real and consistent thought that the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers. I wrote the song - or started at least - in the shower one morning. "Rhymes and Reasons" is, I think, one of the best songs I’ve ever written. Song FactThis is what John Denver had to say himself, as quoted from "John Denver - The Complete Lyrics": And the graceful way of flowers in the wind
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