People, and poets in particular, easily fall into thinking that the beaty of the world is created just for their pleasure. Yeah, but no.
Flowers Dress to Please the Bees
Few regard the sundew deep in the marsh
or delight in the night-blooming datura. Pity.
Even deep in undergrowth, tiny florets may
be discovered by one who bends the knee.
Flowers – we imagine their allure is meant for us,
the way men imagine women dress to please them.
But flowers dress to please the bees, the midwives
to their love lives. Our great hulks just block the light.
