Gilt

The lily and the daffodil, the tea rose and lobelia

Were innocent and happy when along came social media,

Someone gave the rose a phone which set a precedent

And seeing her selfie, other blooms felt less than confident

Flowers should not compare themselves but now the harm’s been done

Lily smirked at snowdrops kit, saying he was better hung,

The bluebells are so pretty and waft a lovely scent

But a jealous crocus sneered “All your stalks are bent.”

Nasturtiums and the foxglove are now at loggerheads

Shouting as to who is best in other garden beds.

What idiot thought to give them phones, and urged them gild the lily?

All are truly beautiful;  comparison is silly.

© Steve Blakesley March 2020