Honey Bee

By skinner_jennifer

Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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21 comments
 

A meadow
of wild
flowers
seduces her
senses...resistance
impossible,
as their delicateness
and colour,
like a
seductive temptress,
draws her close,
ever nearer
to their wares,

she flits
effortlessly,
succumbed to
the nectar,
a promise of
a honeyed
journey...like
sugar coated
music to my ears,

her gifts
bestowed upon
the queen,
to be harvested,
the sweet...dripping,
pleasurable delights
is all I dream,

so flirt
amongst those
blooms untamed,
working hard but
flying free, like the
skilful honey bee.

Certificate U
Poems
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Comments

Submitted by MistakenMagic on
Each line just drips, sweet and beautiful, from the page, Jenny. Love the short-line structure - it really works! Magic xxx

 

Submitted by jolono on
Really good jenny, loved it.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi Magic, thankyou so much for your wonderful comment, it was really appreciated. Jenny. xxx

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hello there jolono, I think I must have a thing about Bees, can't seem to stop writing about them. Anyway thankyou so much for reading and letting me know you liked this one. Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi Blessing, thankyou so much for reading and I'm glad this poem was uplifting for you. Much appreciate you letting me know. Jenny.

 

Submitted by ScoZen on
Hello there JS. A nice image. Not far away from me are beekeepers hidden in a little glade full of wild flowers. This reminds me of them, all puffing smoke, dressed in white. Regards
ScoZen

Submitted by Mark Heathcote on
Nicely written Jenny thanks for the read. :)

Mark Heathcote

Submitted by Linda Wigzell Cress on
Hi Jenny. A sweet, refreshing poem both in content and format. A lovely summery image. Linda

Linda

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
I agree with all that has been said, Jenny. I love bees to, but I think they are having a hard time of it this 'summer'. Well done on this one;-) Tina

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi there Scozen, it sounds like you live in a beautiful part of the country, with meadows. I'm so pleased this poem reminded you of the bees near where you live and thankyou for letting me know, also thankyou for reading and the kind comment. Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi Mark, Glad you enjoyed reading and it's my pleasure to share this poem with you. Thankyou so much for reading and letting me know. Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hello Linda, just so happy that you enjoyed reading this poem. I really appreciate your comment. Thanks so much. Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi Tina, I know what you mean about the poor bees this Summer, it's awful I keep finding dead ones on the ground, when I'm out walking...very sad. But I do appreciate you reading this poem and thankyou for letting me know. Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rigel on
Hello there, Jennifer. Not sure how I missed this one as I have always had a soft spot for bees, and of late have found some dead on the floor in my lounge; one or two a day, over about a week now. Such a shame. I think it has been too cold and too wet for them. This is a lovely poem, which I very much enjoyed. Rigel

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi Rigel, I know exactly what you mean, they definitely don't like the cold and like I said to Tina, I too have found dead ones, really sad...hate anything dying. I hope we don't have a honey shortage, because I just love the stuff. Anyway I'm really thankful for you reading my poem, and letting me know. Thanks Jenny.

 

Submitted by TVR on
Absolutely fabulous, Jen, and I wish I had written it. The phrasing is right up my street. It’s all so lovely, but I did pick out one outstanding stanza: her gifts bestowed upon the queen, to be harvested, the sweet...dripping, pleasurable delights is all I dream That’s really poignant and a lovely subtle rhyme in there too. Lovely story and I can imagine you observing said bee going about its business while you wrote this. You’ve captured the micro-cycle of life brilliantly. If it is true that you wrote this in the garden while watching the bees at work, I’d like to know where you found the sunshine. All your writing has improved, Jen, and your poems are fabulous, you’ve got better and better in this so difficult of genres – the power to express yourself in so few words, you do it so well. Nothing grated here, smooth as finest silk. Very well done! Trev

TVR

Submitted by samhennig on
This is lovely. SamHennig

Sam Hennig

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi Trev, glad you enjoyed this poem and I too can see you writing a poem like this. I didn't write this one while in the garden, it was just out of my imagination, but like so many other things that go around in my head, I could visualize the bees in the meadow with just that wonderful buzzing sound they make. Thankyou for the compliment about my writing, I find it hard to write sometimes, but when it comes, it becomes so natural. Anyway thankyou again for your long newsy comment, which I always look forward too. Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi there Sam, thankyou so much for reading this poem and letting me know you enjoyed it, very much appreciated. Jenny.

 

Submitted by Denzella on
Jenny, This is so lovely and I am scared stiff of bees, well more accurately wasps, but I loved this. The words you used were like honey dripping from your wonderful imagination which is a very fine place, I might add, if it can come up with something like this. Well done to you, Jen Moya
 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi Moya, always good to hear from you. I definitely think you mean wasps, when you say your scared, because I hate it when wasps become dopey and start flying around your head, although on saying that, haven't seen any wasps for a couple of years now, well not dopey ones anyway. Bees on the other hand I love, they don't usually bother humans, they're too busy collecting all that lovely nectar. Anyway thankyou for stopping by and reading this poem, as always I do appreciate it. Jenny.