Sip your margarita
and thank agave
that grows
despite drought
and rains
to birth just one
flowering spear
from its heart
before death.
Carmine or canary
blooms invite
an orgy --
bats, ants, beetles, doves.
Free love
for all
until the spear
tumbles
spreading seeds
that thrive
for fifty years
while you
licking salt
may not.