Tease

Extra-ordinarily hot spring days budded out the trees.
Unfortunately this may cause some people to wheeze.
Fortunately a little breeze does tease these leaves
as a breeze blowing through the trees might somewhat relieve.

Those hot days produced little rose leaves
and flower bulbs opened, which please.
The bright blooms brought in the bees.
You might watch them, but don't tease.

Some gardeners are scrambling to plant their peas
and lettuces in April, down on their knees.
Beware, though, there still might be a freeze to tease
which causes the earth to thaw and then heave.

In the meantime, these spring days are met with ease
for it's too hot to work down on one's knees.
A glass of iced tea in the breeze
will tease one's tongue and certainly please.

This gardener might go shopping then pay a fee
for new plants, for she's found new plants always please.
When she pays the bill and leaves,
she sees more plants to which to cleave.

Were the plants placed just so in order to tease?
Will she buy more today or leave?
She leaves to sip a glass of tea
in the breeze - a life of ease.

But never fear, she's dreaming, you see,
of where to plant more plant with leaves -
variegated, spiked, fuzzy, wee -
one sunny day down on her knees.

Spring does somehow tease
with flowers the please,
with budding green leaves,
with a sunny, warm breeze,
with buzzing bees,
with new growth to see
from seeds the grow free,
viewed when down on one's knees.

Beware that while some bees
sip afternoon tea,
others will seek sun tea
in the afternoon breeze.

The tea drinker might wheeze
while the glass is heaved.
Be aware or you won't pleased.
The bees do not mean to tease.

* * * * *

Bees
wee
make sweet honey
for you and me.

The words we speak can be like honey.
Words encouraging everybody.
"Thanks for your help," to the cashier.
A note of thanks to someone will cheer.

It's never too late to say "thanks."
"Please" is another word that ranks.
Simple courtesies
as sweet as honey.

Let the words you speak be
as sweet as honey from bees.
Smiles you will guarantee
and someone's heart will be happy.

How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119:103