When the load of life gets heavy Begins to weigh you down Pause to reflect and remember Beauty’s all around ~ Those things we take for granted Each and every day Are life’s little reminders Moments come yet never stay ~ Bee thankful where you are Even if feeling powerless You’re important to this… Read More Bee Thankful
Independence Comes in many forms By stars and stripes Our flag was born ~ Now every time You see her fly Stop to reflect On what matters and why
Fields of clover Softly glow Like Summertime’s Freshly fallen snow ~ Filled with pollen Their scent does call To the honey bees Come one, come all ~ Enchanted So soft, So sweet They swarm together Over a field of treats
Among us They lay in wait Eager to help Slow to hesitate ~ A friend When one is needed A corrector When a warning’s not heeded ~ Stepping in At just the right time To make things straight When they’ve gone awry ~ A personal protector Who’s got your back One who’ll hold you up… Read More Guardian Angel
Stepping from stone to stone Turning down an unknown road Eager to know where it ends Pausing to find a way back again Pushing on to take another step In a direction not traveled yet Never knowing if it’s right or wrong Going in the dark ‘til the dawn Struggling to carry The weight of… Read More Stepping Stone
Blue Sky Presented a perfect day Where people, birds and animals Enjoyed it their way ~ In the clear, warm breeze The leaves softly applauded As the bees hummed a hymn The flower heads nodded ~ At the perfect day Brought by Blue Sky Who quickly took notice As fair-weather clouds passed by ~ They… Read More Blue Sky
Photo thanks to my hubby AJ Collette Known simply as Heckler More than any other name Tossing out insults Was indeed his favorite game ~ Early each morning At the crack of dawn He finds the highest tree top To look down upon ~ The comings and goings The antics of them all He… Read More Heckler
It’s hard to hear your history And keep a dry eye But now that we know you Inside, mischief resides ~ Gone are the days Of prowling the Texas streets Now you have food, toys And are hand fed your treats ~ You’re a sweet companion Always wanting to please With a gentle personality That puts… Read More Callie
“Herman, cut your hair!” Echoed through the grove If he’d heard it once or 1,000 times Herman surely did not know ~ He rather liked the way his hair fell Conveniently obscuring his face From his overbearing mother Whose branches crowded his space ~ Yet each time the wind blew Herman let down his hair… Read More Herman
Can you hear the whispers That float upon the air? They travel with the petals As gossip plants can share ~ Can you see the secrets Being gathered by the bees? Who work as frantic messengers With garden clients to appease ~ Did you hear the rumor As a single chirp one day? It quickly… Read More Gossip and Goodwill
Jessica M. Collette 
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