Sweet flowers

Hello, sweet flowers
We are the raindrops from the clouds
We watched
As you started yourself in spring
As you struggled to grow.

You don't perfume the air like roses
We know.
You don't look bright like carnations or azalea
We don't care.

We are the raindrops
Who shepherded you through spring
Now is come the time to die away
In }sunshine, heat, and light

And make the fruit
That feeds the world.
We loved you while you were here
Goodbye, sweet flowers