Microscopist's Ode to the Lily That Guilds Itself

Naturally we live like people
with human eyes, aimed at things
we know with our hands.
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For instance, we praise the flower,
honor each other with it.
The joy of Spring. We surrender
to flowers like the bees of afternoon.
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But deep inside the petal
and engraved in its surface
are the living strings and plates,
the jeweled wires of which the magic is created.
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A flower, as we see it daily,
is a billboard to attract the bees.
Its flesh is jelly that bends the light
to make its petals bright.