Tulip and the black bee

Tulip and the Black Bee

A Meditation on Time

The ecstatic black bee
deep in the throat
of the sun-drenched ruby tulip.

An ancient relation.
Time
defying Time.

So what if the tulip blooms
only
for two weeks?

Or the adult black bee
lives
for just a few months?

The dance of bee and tulip.
A fleeting fling
in eternity.