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Bumblebees
The foraging bee that doesn't make it
back to the hive
and companion warmth
fastens to a leaf.
Bumbling-bees?
Or does the nectar so distract
it forgets the cells
called home?
The lapse is a cause for concern
the entomologist reports --
because its tiny body slows to the stillness of dew.
Is that quiescence
or acquiescence?
Or simple stupidity
one always forgets a day later?
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I love this poem, and the tone that is set. Very light hearted. And probably true. Bees are not very smart.
Thanks for such creativity in bringing attention to such a devastating issue. Hope readers read-on to learn about the connections between the use of pesticides and the demise of our earth's most important plant pollinators--the bumbling bees.