Say Not the World Should Cease To Be

What if I gave you a necklace, Made full with one-thousand blooms? And gathered all of Nature’s fruits To give you the best perfumes? What if I built you a castle, With a waterfall next to a house? And plucked the finest petals round To weave you a flowery blouse? What if I found you two slippers, Encrusted with silvery gems? And told you I’d found them dripping From ten-thousand flower stems? What if I built you a seat, And made it all soft like a rose? And told you I stole from the sun In the sky something to make it glow? What if I gave you a kiss, And left it to rest on your cheek? And whispered lightly into your ear That I shall return next week? What if I gave you my vow, Wrapped round in beautiful rhyme? And promised that through all the wars, We’d love till the end of time? What if, my darling, I told you, Tomorrow the world will cease? And said I love you with all of my heart, Would this, alas, give you peace?