To Each Their Own
The gardener looked at the flower
Thinking how pretty it would look next to her roses
The mathematician looked at the flower
Noticing its unique symmetry
The Christian looked at the flower
Observing God in it
The environmentalist looked at the flower
Concerned for its future
The teacher looked at the flower
And devised a lesson for her class
The businessman looked at the flower
Calculating how much money he could sell it for
The criminal looked at the flower
While plotting to steal it
The archaeologist looked at the flower
Longing to dig it up to see what was in the earth beneath
The artist looked at the flower
As she painted a beautiful picture of it
The romantic looked at the flower
Wanting to pick it for his beloved
The poet looked at the flower
And wrote this