On Your Green: A Poem

I wrote this poem while observing bees pollinating flowers. The scene was both peaceful and exciting, as if the bees felt this overwhelming joy in their work but kept themselves under control and on task. I felt an such a love for God and nature watching them.

The poem itself can come across a little sexual sounding, and though I didn't strictly intend for there to be sexual undertones, I believe they came out because for bees (and flowers) this is a reproductive act. Much like the Song of Solomon, the poem demonstrates the joy in fulfilling this role.

Sunlight shines on your green

tiny red flowers pop

like freckles in your bunches

bees appear

then disappear

dancing along you

kissing you

gentle

unwieldy

tamed into control

so they can feel the soft caress

from the part of you that crumbles

sipping delicate tastes

before carrying away again

into the dance

you make the bees drunk

with the ecstasy

of bridled passion

their pinnacle of duty

the joy of methodical merriment

the pleasure of serving

their queen.