The unintended consequences of travel

By Caroline Johnstone

The bee waltzes between thorns and branches
             balances her velvet self in the vibratory heart
             of a wild rose fragrance
                         makes love to neglected corners
                         an intimate nuzzling of nectar
                         her sweet honey the hum and consummation
                                      of beauty, bounty, duty, desire.

Caroline Johnstone

Caroline Johnstone is a poet and author who grew up in Northern Ireland and now lives in Scotland. She is the Poet in Residence at Dundonald Castle and is on the board of the Federation of Writers (Scotland). Her poems can be found in Poetry Scotland The Blue Nib, The Bangor Literary Journal, Marble Poetry, Acumen, Scottish Pen, Abridged, Black Bough and many others. She has been longlisted, shortlisted and even won some awards. Her poems have been turned into works of art and song and can be found hanging on people’s walls.

Photo credit: Andréas BRUN