If

If I were a little flower, my soft colorful petals I would flaunt,

Purest nectar within my heart would be fit for the baptismal font.

The sweetest of all perfumes I would always graciously exude,

 It wouldn’t 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 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            

Little drops of water sparkling like diamonds as they 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.