The Roses

One day in summer

when everything

has already been more than enough

the wild beds start

exploding open along the berm

of the sea; day after day

you sit near them; day after day

the honey keeps on coming

in the red cups and the bees

like amber drops roll

in the petals: there is no end,

Believe me! to the inventions of summer,

to the happiness your body

is willing to bear.

- Mary Oliver

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