Beekeeping Demo at Tower Hill

Dearly beloved we gather today 
as much sweetness 
as we may, 
extracting amber hexagon trays
from stacked white boxes.
There they are:
         architects, nurses, nannies,
         dancers, guards and undertakers:
kneading the meadow’s bouquets into bee’s bread,
         honey in with pollen, 
         filling the coffers.

Seal all under gold wax. 
Ambrosia before dying.





Popular Posts