Brita Roy Poet Rhyme

If

If I were a little flower, my colorful soft petals I would flaunt,	
Purest nectar within my heart would be fit for the baptismal font.
The sweetest of all perfumes I’d always spontaneously exude,                           It would not be for self -glorification, but for the common good.

If I were a little unpretentious bird, just perching on a tree,
Or hopping from branch to branch with no one there to see,
I’d still have my duties to perform, all for the common good,
From the seeds I’d scatter, baby plants would sprout a shoot.

If I were a little worm, I would do my duties well-known.
For plants I would enrich the soil, and churn it up and down.
If I were a little cloud, I would generously bequeath to all
Pearl-like drops of water, sparkling as they would daintily fall.

If I were a little babe only gurgling, chuckling and cooing,
I’d bring a smile to your lips without your even knowing.
If the darkened world is brightened up by my little ways,                                Little acts of yours are needed to make it a better place.

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February 26, 2019 at 11:30 AM A poem to spread happiness by common things in our environment that we are generally unaware of, but is now, brought into sharp focus. Geeti Ghose

Rhiddhit Paul February 19, 2019 at 9:48 AM Rudyard Kipling would be proud! Brita Roy February 22, 2019 at 10:51 PM Thank you Rhiddhit. Your comment gives me an inflated estimate of my literary creativity and acts as a great boost for greater dedication. Thank you once again.