I like metaphors. I respect a good “run with a metaphor” post. But I feel like if you have to explain the metaphor this much during the post it’s not worth it
"This post could have been a tweet", and so on.
It's a lovely metaphor for the soulful business of doing something really well, even if there is no 'market' for that kind of quality
True. This particular lily was less gilded than battered and deep fried.