Words as plain as hen-birds' wings <br />Do not lie, <br />Do not over-broider things - <br />Are too shy. <br /> <br />Thoughts that shuffle round like pence <br />Through each reign, <br />Wear down to their simplest sense <br />Yet remain. <br /> <br />Weeds are not supposed to grow <br />But by degrees <br />Some achieve a flower, although <br />No one sees.<br /><br />Philip Larkin<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/modesties/
