a flower is an idea
unopposed to matter
an idea that springs forth
collectively like pansies
in Spanish we call them “pensamientos”, meaning thoughts
they spring forth on rooftops on sidewalks
in planters
pansies are telling you
think of the plants
coming up to you
the shape of a flower is an invention
there is no doubt in the plant's thinking
a plan in the plant’s thinking
facing action:
a flower, hopefully many
hopefully a flock
and for other sweet forms to spring
like fruits
to conceive a sweetness
soft to the touch like a peach
a sweetness
that attracts animals,
reaching from the stomach to the mind
and from the mind to the stomach
so much yes in flowers
for thoughts to act upon
Excerpt from the series Do plants imagine flowers?
Translated by Ezequiel Zaidenwerg-Dib