Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Our Preferences of Beauty. I was asked why some people consider butterflies beautiful And not other insects or, indeed, many other forms of life. Understanding beauty is the result of familiarity and appreciation: This is a result of a good teacher--parent or other--who describes The wonder of the evolutionary process forming an organism And the complexity of the incredible detail of such subject. Consider the huge group of Coleoptera (beetles), Manifesting an amazing array of color and shape. To the uninitiated, these 'bugs' could be considered ugly and dangerous. There are others--snakes, bats, mosquitoes, crustaceans, bees, skunks-- And so many more, which make up a large list. It all comes down to a complete understanding and admiration of function And the necessary depth to which one might possibly be submersed Into the complete and 'true' feeling of what beauty really means! Frank Maurer 6 August 2024 1530 Hours.