Just A Little 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 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 the grave
o’er which a heart that’s true does beat.

This poem was taken from the movie, Mrs. Soffel, based on the true story of the wife (Kate Soffel) of the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania jail warden who falls in love with working class inmate, Ed Biddle in 1902 Pittsburgh, and their plots to help him and his brother, Jack, escape. The poem is recited twice by Mel Gibson in the movie, more poignantly at the end.

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