Have You Ever Wondered Why

A lovely rose upon a hill Its' petals wet with dew Sits lonely in its' growing place Neath skies of azure blue A coat of green surrounds the rose The leaves are moistened too An emerald background it provides Against a ruby hew On unseen wings of gentle wind A cotton cloud sails by Dark specs of birds float to and fro Have you ever wondered why? The rolling sea white foam creates When thrust upon the shore It then recedes to gather strength To thrust forever more The mountain peaks like mammoth hands Reach upward to the sky Another marvel of our world Have you ever wondered why? A crystal brook so clear and cool Reflects that azure sky Look deep into its' mirrored pools And watch those clouds float by God placed these things upon this earth To appease both you and I With a Masters touch He placed these things Have you ever wondered why? Take time to smell that lovely rose Enjoy and don't wonder why Take time to see God's marvelous world Don't hurriedly walk by Life is too short to miss these things That He placed here for us Take time to hear, to see, to smell Take time from all the fuss For once you stop and smell that rose And look into that brook You'll see He meant these things for us Slow down and have a look To see those birds float to and fro The wind felt on your face You'll wonder why you hurried by And missed this lovely place You'll only walk this path one time From stories I've been told Slow down, walk slow and see the sights Before you get too old For soon enough that path will end And life will pass you by You'll miss the beauty of His world And always wonder why!!! God placed these things upon this earth To appease both you and I With a Masters touch He placed these things Have you ever wondered why?