Love Letter to a Bee

You rest so lightly

on these petals

barely bending the stem

as you fill your

bags with nectar

and pollen

.

~ nectar for honey

and pollen to

feed your young~

.

A sharp eye will

notice you dropping

fragments along the way

but unlike a careless

traveller with

an ill-fitting valise

shedding socks and

such in his wake

you do this

on purpose

perfectly adapted

to the inter-being

of bee and flower

.

Where you agree

to serve as courier

in return for

sweet ambrosia

ensuring the return

of abundance year

upon year

.

~ you are

the embodiment

of generosity ~

.

And I couldn’t love

you more for it

.

Carys Owen