Honey
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Luxury itself, thick as a Persian carpet,
honey fills the jar
with the concentrated sweetness
of countless thefts,
the blossoms bereft, the hive destitute.
Though my debts are heavy
honey would pay them all.
Honey heals, honey mends.
A spoon takes more than it can hold
without reproach. A knife plunges deep,
but does no injury.
Honey moves with intense deliberation.
Between one drop and the next
forty lean years pass in a distant desert.
What one generation labored for
another receives,
and yet another gives thanks.
by Connie Wanek, retired librarian, New Mexico
Connie Wanek is the author of five books of poetry, including Rival Gardens: New and Selected Poems, published in 2016 by the University of Nebraska Press. Her latest book, just released, is Consider the Lilies: Mrs. God Poems, from Willow o’ the Wisp Books.She is also the author of Summer Cars, a book of stories set in and around Duluth, MN, where she lived for 25 years.She has won several awards, including the George Morrison Artist of the Year, given to someone who has made contributions to the arts in Northeast Minnesota over a period of many years.She was also named a Witter Bynner Fellow of the Library of Congress, an honor given to just two poets in the United States each year, by then Poet Laureate, Ted Kooser.She and Mr. Kooser have coauthored a book of poetry for younger readers, which will be published by Candlewick Press. Her website is: www.conniewanek.com
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