Do flowers know when they are dying?
 The currents when they are flooding.
 That they will ebb in the afternoon.
 That it’s all because of the moon.

 Do flowers know when they are dying?
 The leaves when they are falling.
 That they will come back next spring.
 That signature of what each season must bring.

 Do flowers know when they are dying?
 The hot fashions when they are fading.
 That new ideas will shape the conversation.
 That innovation empowers the next generation.

 Do flowers know when they are dying?
 The empires when they are imploding.
 That armed forces alone can’t hold them together.
 That morals of a civilization are their bellwether.