Poem: "If only..."

Hello! Welcome back to "Cybil's Scribbles"...my blog that I'm still getting the hang of writing. Today I'd like to share a poem with you that I wrote a long time ago, but I still find the words and the purpose of the poem true today...

If only the sun could rise every day
And set as if in a dream

If only the stars would always sparkle
And the moon filled the world with its beams

If only the rivers always flowed full
And the lakes were filled up, too

If only the ocean waves were gentle
And always crystal clear blue

If only the sky would never turn grey
And all the grass stayed green

If only the flowers would always bloom
And the streets were always clean

If only love could fill this world
And rid us of all the hate

If only happiness could replace the sorrow
And all things in life were great

If only you knew how much I'd like this
And how wonderful it could be

But realize that we can't have this
Because then we wouldn't see

We wouldn't see the beauty in the sunset
Or the twinkle in the stars

We wouldn't stop to smell the flowers
Because they'd be everywhere we are

If we couldn't see the ugliness
Then the beauty would never show

So I'm grateful for what we have
Because now, I know.

Cyb