Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

Fifth June Blog.

Pollination Day.

From under green,
Bursts cloudlets of white
Blackberry blossoms,
Bouquet delight.
Bumbles are working,
Fit to be busted,
Yellow full knee caps,
Of pollen, encrusted.
As the blooms open
They dash for the harvest,
Only at sundown
Will workers get rest.
They gather for nests,
Food for their young,
Buzzing great bees,
Out singing their song.
Caught in the shutter,
A black- hooded eye,
Toiling all day,
Under sun or cloud sky.
Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee,
May you still abound,
As part of my heritage,
Your gladdening sound.

Copyright. Evelyn J. Steward. June, 2015.

Bright white blossoms, in full vigour, are blossoming all along the fence, some are spreading, encroaching. Some people may see this as weed encroachment. But these are from a base plant I took from one move to another. So, not wild grown but nurtured over many years. The blackberry fruits are…