Ask the sky why it flushes,
The clouds why they glow:
The weir why it gushes,
The reeds why they grow:
The moon why it rises,
The sun why it sets:
Her why she surprises,
Him why he forgets:
The star why it twinkles,
The west why it shines:
The brow why it wrinkles,
The heart why it pines:
Mankind why they blunder,
The corn why there’s chaff:
Ask yourself why you wonder—
Not me why I laugh!
_J. K. Stephen._