Sweet Companions

Sweet Companions

Truly active is the bee
on manifold flower visits
in her quest for tea
she carts food a-distance

corbiculae cunningly gorged,
port nectar and pollen home
as energy meals - once forged
In the hive to honeycomb

whatever fertilised bloom
flown to, and walked upon,
is now a floret — we assume —
fruitful from the sly turn on.

Plant, insect, humankind
in symbiotic relationships
enjoy a peace of mind
well saved from apocalypses