Thyme after Thyme

Scented thyme:  lemon thyme,
creeping thyme, common (English) thyme,
will attract bees to one's garden
while discouraging insects                                    thyme after thyme.

If you prefer to attract more bees
let thyme produce lavender blossoms wee.
You'll find more bees are beneficial to all
for they will pollinate flowers and vegetables        thyme after thyme.

Thyme is also known to discourage insects
so be sure to plant thyme to ensure these pests
do not visit your garden
then you'll have less to tend                                  thyme after thyme.

Thyme goes well with various dishes -
with poultry and stuffings it often hitches,
along with parsley, sage and rosemary.
Your senses will be heightened and merry            thyme after thyme.

Make a bouquet of thyme,
sage, rosemary, then bind
to use as a scented bouquet
or in your freezer store away                                thyme after thyme.

Thyme tea will quiet a cough
or sooth an upset stomach.
Lemon thyme is best
then take time to rest                                           thyme after thyme.

Dry fragrant thyme
for another time.
It's good to be prepared
for when you need care                                        thyme after thyme.

* * * * *

Perhaps over a shared thyme
today new friendships will twine
for thyme after thyme
new ties will bind.

Friends have much to teach us on our precarious journey through life -
a listening ear, a giving heart, a shoulder to lean on through strife.
Friends often uphold us
when life seems a mes.

They are there when we need them,
we find thyme after thyme,
and the gift is returned
thyme after thyme, we learn.

For thyme after thyme
problems, not kind,
burden our hearts and minds
leaving our face lined
with worry, we find,
thyme after thyme.

But a friend's friendship shines
on our life and mine
leaving worries behind
with laughter that binds,
and a word so kind
thyme after thyme.

...for such a time as this...
Esther 4:14

A friend loves at all times.
Proverbs 17:17