The trees in the garden rained flowers

1The trees in the garden rained flowers.

2Children ran there joyously.

3They gathered the flowers

4Each to himself.

5Now there were some

6Who gathered great heaps —

7Having opportunity and skill —

8Until, behold, only chance blossoms

9Remained for the feeble.

10Then a little spindling tutor

11Ran importantly to the father, crying:

12"Pray, come hither!

13See this unjust thing in your garden!"

14But when the father had surveyed,

15He admonished the tutor:

16"Not so, small sage!

17This thing is just.

18For, look you,

19Are not they who possess the flowers

20Stronger, bolder, shrewder

21Than they who have none?

22Why should the strong —

23The beautiful strong —

24Why should they not have the flowers?"

25Upon reflection, the tutor bowed to the ground,

26"My lord," he said,

27"The stars are displaced

28By this towering wisdom."