WHY NOT THE BEAUTIFUL WORDS

WHY NOT THE BEAUTIFUL WORDS

Why don’t we use just the beautiful words

Why not cast out a net and bring
back only those that sing

Why would we use the English for butterfly
doesn’t that sound like a dairy related event

Why use the German schmetterling
doesn’t that have a schledgehammer ring

Wouldn’t Italian farfalla, Spanish mariposa
or the Portuguese borboleta be betta

Why not the très French papillon
does it not taste on the tongue to you
like air and nectar and dew

Why don’t we save bats for hitting balls
and for insulation for our house
would it not be much more fitting
to flit with the fledermaus

Are there not a thousand languages or more
do they not all hold jewels in their core

Why not let the children choose

Are their hearts not our purest tuning forks
are they not ourselves more clear
do they not still resonate with all
they speak and feel and hear