And if I

And if I a Bee this an oasis

And If I a Butterfly a universe sweet

And if I the Flower joy in the flutter of wings to greet

Beauty and Being in folds of petals divine

Be this the majesty, the bequeath of springtime

The sun, the root, the savor in its beckoning call

The rapturous nectar of anthers to beget all.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo: Anthers to beget all, CAR, Collectible Clicks, 

©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2021.