melli-lotus

Updated: May 21, 2025

that is not the land of the lotus, but of the melli-lotus, of lilacs, red clover, mint, and goldenrod a land of honey-bee. Show me the bee-keeper and I will show you a poet; a lover of waters that go softly like Siloa; with the breath of sage and pennyroyal about him; an observer of nature, who can handle his bees without veil or gloves. Only a few men keep bees, only philosophers, I have found.

Dallas Lore Sharp - The Hills of Hingham