The Worst That Could Happen

The worst that could happen
is that the flowers would refuse to bloom.
The moon would abandon the dark,
and the rains would curl back into their cloud beds,
leaving the fields thirsty.

The worst that could happen
is that rivers would not embrace the seas
and keep to themselves,
growing shallow and dry.
The trees would hide their shade away,
and the birds would forget to sing.

If such things happened,
we would still find each other,
and Love,
our love would still be enough
to sustain the earth.

And possibly,
where love endures,
flowers would bloom again, rivers would find the sea,
and birds would remember their songs.

4 Jun 2026