A Lamentation of Bees
By marandina
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Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/a-lamentation-of-bees-mp3
A Lamentation of Bees
Shafts of sunlight glinting,
autumn breezes blow cold,
cast in tree shadows long,
lavender sways like chimes.
Striped brokers of sentience,
born of clade anthophila,
bees glide amongst bushes,
apicultured metaphors for life.
Homer’s Hymn to Hermes
evoked powers of divination,
agents of goddess Demeter,
seers for an uncertain future.
Diminutive, drone leviathans,
so integral to our survival,
weaving auric tapestries,
making patterns in pollen.
Melodic garden flights,
esoteric hub of industry,
a symbiosis for the ages,
preserved in apiarist amber.
Image free to use at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee#/media/File:Bumblebee_05.JPG
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Very lovely indeed. Always
Very lovely indeed. Always appreciate an ode to bees.
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This wonderful poem is Pick
This wonderful poem is Pick of the Day. Do share on Facebook and Twitter.
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great to see bee on front
great to see bee on front page :0) Had to look up auric, I love the idea of a tapestry of living auras, unseen
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A brilliant choice! Big
A brilliant choice! Big congratulations marandina
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I liked the picture of
I liked the picture of Diminutive, drone leviathans !
and Melodic garden flights, esoteric hub of industry, a symbiosis for the ages
but I got lost in the mythological references, though thought it referred at least in part to the need to try to look after these pollinators. Rhiannon
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A true beauty of a poem Paul.
A true beauty of a poem Paul. You captured the essence of bees perfectly. Long may they reign.
Jenny.
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used to capture them in jars,
used to capture them in jars, you do too, but in words.
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A great poem to bees.I liked
A great poem to bees.I liked the classical references too. Elevated and sublime !!!
hilary
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A few words I don't know
A few words I don't know, but it is a good poem. Our African bees are apparently of high regard and I'm allergic as well. A bee sting can kill you.
They're probably more poisonous than spiders, but a big spider is very scary don't know really why but looks like a horrible little monster. A bee looks ok. Thinking then of Mohammed Ali, float like a butterfly sting like a bee. Sorry for digressing like that.
Keep well & Nolan
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Oh, lovely, sweet as honey.
Oh, lovely, sweet as honey. Congratulations on the golden cherries.
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When asked why I don't eat
When asked why I don't eat honey because it doesn't harm bees I said that it ain't about harm or pain to the bees, it's about exploiting for ourselves what the bees make for themselves. That's bullshit. Your quarter words are worth each penny. Ain't like you're showing off. You're being selective, prizing every word. You think a lot when you write, don't you? I just grab the nearest envelope or receipt or whatever and write. Envy your discipline.
V/R
Jack
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