Oh, the lily could be whiter (Doggerel)

Oh, the Lily could be whiter
and the Rose, a deeper red
and the stars, a good deal brighter.
Isn’t that just what you said?

But thank God for the Lily
and thank Heaven for the Rose
and the stars up in the night
that, against deep darkness, glow.

For, without them, what a sullen
sort of thing this life would be.
Though you may say, “They are imperfect”,
I say, “You see imperfectly”.