Callistemon - Botanist

Callistemon’s thirst must be quenched

Legion thirty-four strong

Come the vernal equinox

Burst forth

Coaxed by flame

Seed capsules explode

From within smoldering stamens

As pollinated filaments turn to ash

Teeming with hepialid larvae

Its bark writhes with life

Burrowed deep within

To later take flight