Leaving Our Shadows Behind Us by Elmer Omar Bascos Pizo

From "The Whipping Rope": Yellow Carpenter Bee II

You,
in erratic flight
through the scorching wind,
spot a cluster
of flowering milkweed
just below
the closest sand ridge;
your anxiety builds.
The ancient gods
and goddesses
have listened
to your prayers.

Relax, they say,
all the nectar is yours
for the sipping.

Day 17: #TheSealeyChallenge