The trees in the garden...

I didn't really know what to think of this poem. It confused me for some weird reason, but I'll get to that later on.
It's a one stanza poem with no general rhyme scheme, and! Surprisingly enough, there's dialogue in it, which was a really neat twist. The hyphens towards the end made the poem more impactful by creating a pause before revealing the last sentence. (Which, I love :))

Okay, so basically this poem shows the imagery of a sort of garden at the beginning. Children are picking flowers and only the fittest and strongest are picking the "heaps" of flowers. In the end, only chance blossoms were all that remained for the more feeble children. Then I guess a kid runs to the father and tells him how this is unjust. The father assures the kis that this is just. This is the part I don't understand:

For, look you,

Are not they who possess the flowers

Stronger, bolder, and shrewder

Than they who have none?

Why should the strong—

--the beautiful strong—

Why should they not have the flowers?"

Is the father saying that everyone should have flowers even if they are strong? That doesn't make sense since the kid is telling the father it's not fair that the strong get more flowers...?

Or is the father saying that everyone got flowers, and everyone who has flowers is strong -- stronger than those who don't have flowers, so even the weak are strong?

But if it were the latter, why does he say, "Why should they not have the flowers?"

If he's being just, why doesn't everyone get flowers -- weak and strong?

I can't even decide what I think it is; I just have so many questions about the ending. I just think everyone should get flowers!

I  haven't a clue why this poem is causing me so many problems. :(