TASTY

 Last night saw bee investigating plantain.  Was wondering if I updated blog last Friday.  I did not. Here's a story written years ago:

TASTY

A honey bee investigates

plantain then off again irate

for plantain didn't agree with his palate.

As he navigates

he seems to hesitate

where clover accumulates.

Clover he appreciates.

He anticipates

nectar imminent.

As he negotiates

not a one does he eliminate.

Each blossom he evaluates.

Do they taste like chocolate?

What would be your guesstimate?

Too bad the bee can't communicate.

But he would communicate

if one did somehow aggravate

with a string appropriate.

Let's not this lesson formulate

or you'll become quite animate

as you jump around to illustrate.

There is another debate

we should illustrate

designed to fascinate.

As this bee ate

he also pollinates

food for our plate.

He collaborates

and cooperates

with His Creator, Who's great!

Bees are necessary to facilitate

the lifespan of you and me and primates,

so to bees we should be compassionate.

Please tolerate

bees who stimulate

blossoms delicate.

Do please allocate

time to affiliate

with bees who pollinate.

Just take time to watch bees delegate.

Taking time will invigorate.

Being too busy will frustrate.

Bees are one of God's helpmates

teaching us to appreciate

all the Creator did create.

Not only do bees pollinate

while everyday cultivate,

they greatly fascinate.

For honey bees miraculously incorporate

nectar and pollen into making honey sweet.

What a tasty way to celebrate.

Clover honey is tasty to your palate

though sticky on your fingers and plate.

Be thankful for God's busiest helpmates.

* * * * *

When I write I write from what I've seen or gleaned

from working in the yard, sometimes on my knees.

I really did see a bee on a plantain

then he flew to the clover blossoms on hand.

Then the words navigate and pollinate came to me

as he flew to the clover blossoms at my knee.

I played around with other rhyming words in my head

then finally wrote them down before I went to bed.

I will confess I used an on-line rhyming dictionary

to find words rhyming with investigate, there are many,

when I wrote the above rhyme.

I hope you didn't mind.

I really don't know what I'm going to say.

My fingers type faster than my mind some days.

The words or phrases quickly spill out.

The meter matches without forethought.

To me, writing is truly a gift from God, after years of futility,

a sign God was healing my mind from chemical sensitivities.

I pray that my simple words will encourage you, too,

in whatever it is in life you are going through.

Because of encouragement from others,

I’ll keep writing about being a gardener

then add a little helpful inspiration

with scripture to support the application.

My heart does overflow

with words which flow

from my fingers which type

words that my mind writes.

I question if these words will make sense to anyone but me.

Someday they might make a memorial as in memory.

Maybe someday someone will recite

one of these poems to someone's delight.

My heart overflows with a beautiful thought!

...like the pen of a skillful poet.

Psalm 45:1 (NLT)

May my lips overflow with praise.

Psalm 119:171a

Wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world,

what she has done will also be told

in memory of her.

Matthew 26:13, Mark 14:9

I once sent a Christmas poem to a friend. She saved it to share with her granddaughter when she was 10. Her granddaughter made a stage production of the story about the magi, though not videoed. Wish I could have heard/seen Ava.

By the way, I have written a book encompassing Christmas entitled: God’s Gift to Us – Christmas, which was sent to the publisher, August 2022. God’s Gift to Us – Christmas is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and various bookstores.

Didn't take time to search for a plantain or a honey bee photo

but did take the above photo this morning - bee collecting pollen from datura.

Life Is a Garden Party

is available via Amazon.