If There Were No Flowers

If there were no flowers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Such beauty and such peace Such love and such sweetness Of what use of all these If there were no flowers And I would not be here Gasping for the beckoning Path of no man's land Barren and forlorn I would Fancy one foot in the grave And the fate of the planet Would have been like this And might have spelt doom For itself and for the rest There would be no forest There would be no trees There would be no bees There would be no butterflies There would be no breeze There would be no skies There would be no Robin There would be no rain There would be no sea There would be no river And the Eden would have been closed And the God seen sobbing sad Propagation without flowers Is a stately affair Might seem trifle to Mother Nature But of what use of sun and moon If there were no flowers Tell them to hide in heaven And if God forbids Tell them to come and shine in gloom……