Black Locust ~ White Blossoms

 

Oh!

The sweet fragrance

rising from the white clumps

of Black Locust blossoms.

The southwest wind

conveys the heavy perfume

long before my approach.

Stopping on my run

for a drink of water,

I see hundreds of bees

attracted, addicted.

I examine closely

the magnificence

of its inflorescence;

curled and convoluted

clusters of sheer joy.

A lavish display

of pure pageantry.

© 2021 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations: Grattan Township - Kent County - Michigan

Caves of Nectar

Supple Jewelweed;
these tiny trumpets,
soft and succulent,
lush and luxurious,
droplets of orange,
inviting bees 
and hummingbirds
into small caves of nectar.

© 2018 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations: Canon Township - Kent County - Michigan

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September Morning

While I was walking
through this September morning,
Goldenrod invited itself
into my poem.

So I welcomed its
color and structure
into my Naturalist's head,
noticed the yellow sprays
of arching florets,

watched bees
plunging for pollen,

but more than
Botanical biographies,
I observed
with uncommon senses
the enhancements 
offered here and now:

here;
commonly clogging
the forgotten fields,

now;
announcing
the introduction of autumn.

These golden towers of life;
alive and dancing
in the light
of a new day.

© 2017 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1, 4, & 5. Home Fields & Woods

2. & 3.  Townsend Park - Kent County, Michigan

words continue

As time extends

through this third season,

the autumn of our days;

the sun continues

its shallow arc

across our diminishing days

winds continue

to wrestle

the leafy arms of trees;

birds continue

to ride the invisible air,

to follow known migration routes;

bees continue

to enter

the remaining autumn asters;

and words continue

to dream

of entering poems.

© 2016 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations: 

1. Townsend Park - Kent County, Michigan 

2. & 3. Ada Township - Kent County, Michigan