Workers of the world unite
Before the nectar-laden world takes flight
And shreds our delicate web of life
Into Oblivion...
Forty Five Days is all you've got
To feed the flock and pollinate the lot
Of Sweetest bee balm, lavender, and forget-me-not
For sacred honey...
Stingerless, dreaded Drones
Just lie around and groan
In ecstasy waiting for their turn
To pleasure the Queen...
She, the omnipotent one, spews her eggs,
Commands the hive, creates the drive
To Ensure the lives
Of her colony...
They tell me little worker bee, that if you cease
And night descends, and you and your sister's
Production ends, we Humans have but
Four more years...
Our world turns lonely in this vast universe
Homo-sapiens but a dot in Time's bio-diverse
Of creatures large and small.
But cease your life's work Ms. Worker Bee
And the world might retreat to the edge of the sea,
Revolve to the beat of stingray's tails and jellyfish swales...
Our world turns lonely in this vast universe Homo-sapiens but a dot in Time's bio-diverse Of creatures large and small. liked these lines very much. worker bee and the world of the bees and the dependence of the humans. thought provoking poem. a new vision. thank you very much. tony
Wow. This is a beautiful, thoughtful, well crafted poem. I was lost in it for a moment... Doesn't happen too often. I really enjoy the way you write. I look forward to reading more of your work. The opening stanza had me captured in your verse. I couldn't wait to see what would happen next... What workers... The bees! Oh so important....so many ways to bring our short time on earth to an end, but your sweet poem, belies the danger. Thanks for sharing this!
Amazing! You take the largest possible subject matter and treat it with the intimacy of a family gathering Your poem illustrates the perfervid quality of life, how can its maintainence not be an intense struggle It'sthe Ouroborus biting its own tail; it's T.S.Eliot telling us IN MY END IS MY BEGINNING and WE MUST ALL BE VOYAGERS.
Love this poem, and the collage is fabulous. I am fascinated by the intricacies of living things, so this work really speaks to me. Thank you! :)
Lovely poem you got there, you made the unsignificant significant by you intricate use of words, thanks for sharing
Respect to nature! With the muse of the bees. Thanks for sharing.
But cease your life's work Ms. Worker Bee And the world might retreat to the edge of the sea, Revolve to the beat of stingray's tails and jellyfish swales... is very nice. Loved it.
Thanks Anil; Check out the artwork where this poem is embedded. Sold its mate in the fall that was about Monarch butterflies. Marianne Larsen Reninger
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Marvelous poem, Marianne. Truth wrapped in lovely writing