FLOWER SPEAK: Some Thoughts about Art in the Natural World

IMAGE:  A drawing of radiant flower with many flowers contained within it. 


Carlos: A single flower is more eloquent than all human poetry.

Anya: 	Indeed. Things from human hands inherently have imperfections. However, flowers 
        have been around for over one hundred million years and have evolved to 
        astounding levels of beauty.

Brice: 	(nodding) One hundred million years. That is less than one-tenth of the time 
        humans have existed.

Carlos: (pausing) Nature may not be a rapid craftsman, but it is an inexorable and tireless one.

Devani: We can barely perceive the timespan of a few decades. Imagine the timespan of a 
        few billion years!


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from POEATIONS: Explorations in Meta-Poetry by T Newfields
Summary: Some reflections on human art and the designs of nature.
Keywords: floral illumination, conceptual art, natural design, human art

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?)
Begun: 2003 in Nagoya, Japan ⋒ Finished: 2023 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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TRANSLATIONS

ESPAÑOL:  https://www.tnewfields.info/es/h-flores.htm
NIHONGO:  https://www.tnewfields.info/jp/h-kataru.htm
ZHŌNGWÉN: https://www.tnewfields.info/zh/xun.htm