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All the Bees in the World Are Dying |
All the bees in the world are dying
so she gathers them into the hive of her mouth
and there they buzz and buzz and buzz
and they do more than buzz.
They thrive in this hive
and she starts to send them out in sallies
one by one like a Noahess sending doves
but these missives to the expanse
are not seeking dry land, no
they are searching for a flood of flowers
stems to tremble for
pollen to get lost in
petals to push, parse, polish, peruse, and pursue
pistils to rue and sway
and they keep coming back to her
these bees
until her mouth is a river
and aureate honey the limpid bay.
copyright 2019
Annette Marie
Smith |
