my eyes soften br as they touch your face br br six creamy petals br blush pale pink br br six long stamens br sweat beads of dew br br six dark anthers quiver br as if they were having a conversation br br (the posh folk insist they be nipped br to stop the rusty dust) br br O perfect lilium - br your beauty could not have evolved by chance br or by Darwinian accident of genetic mutation br br There IS something else...