More Than Flowers

earth is more than flowers the children are playing chasing the darkness lovers are sighing swearing their allegiance but the rumble of thunder shutters an illusion in spring there was hope brotherhood laughed at war invisible for a generation then an insane mist fell it was a shroud soldiers returning silent beneath their flag the children are praying wars erupt like fire the children are dying spring blooms hide a bomb when the earth falls silent a cold river will flow underneath the ice our meek heir will awaken