And the pollen falls – Upon the petals. The bees Hum in anticipation There’s a feast in store! There is a powerful symmetry Of Time- Of Place – Of Interwoven Destinies As all things connect and collide – to form New patterns New perceptions And our sense of the world is forever Altered. The star-shaped stamen of a Hollyhock The sleep-bearing pod of the Poppy The whorl-maze of the Marigold The eclectic, electric Larkspur The multiplicity of messages each beauty Within its ephemeral existence enfolds. The humming in your ears Grows louder – Perceptions are forever in flight Resonant with ideas, materials, people Revelatory, radical messages That you might need to grab – Pluck out of the shimmering air – Or sift through the microscopic Grains of pollen Resting: On the petals.