Please help me find the complete verse or poem that starts out - 'fortune may
smile for just a while...loves faded flower...kiss the day...'
My father always said it as a toast and I would like to recite it at
his funeral.  Thank you for your help.

Just to let you know I have been having a look around various sites
for the verses you mentioned. Can't find anything specific.

try  http://www.bartelby.com as it has most major classical poets.

kind regards

researcher rcd-ga

I'd swear it's a lyric from a 60's rock song I can't quite place,
though of course, they may have lifted it.