The song Marigold by The Hollies tells the story of a person who found a small marigold pressed between the pages of a book they recently bought. Inside the marigold, they discovered a note from someone who was feeling alone and asked for someone to write to them. The person decides to write back, addressing the note to "Dear Marigold," not knowing the sender's name. As they write, the person starts to think about the marigold's sender and wonders where they are today. They describe the brown leather cover of the book as old and worn, suggesting that the flower has been there for a long time. The person realizes that it's been a while since the flower was born and that it's starting to fade away. The song then shifts to the perspective of a swan, which is gliding and drifting without any thoughts of dying. The swan is lonely but keeps flying around, with memories of warm summer nights and lost friends. The chorus tells the swan to keep its feet off the ground and to keep flying around. The song ends with a message of hope, suggesting that the swan will one day see something that brings back memories of its past. The swan will reunite with its old friends and no longer be left in the cold. Like the swan, the person who found the marigold hopes that the person who wrote the note will find happiness and friendship.
