Where the Bee Sucks

Gold cherry
Poem of the week

By Silver Spun Sand

Fri, 22 Apr 2016
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19 comments
 
You and your kind christen them ‘blossom trees’, 
and from that blossom, spring these,
 
pears, plums and peaches, ripe
with pugnacious tenacity, dusky, pink skin, 
giving to the touch.
 
Softness we eat, the fantastical
 ‘soporificness’ of summer
in dew-drizzled orchard blessed
with dappled  fawn-breast light 
 
softness of sun and softness of shade
and lazy-daisy-days where you and I
once lived and loved.
 
Peaches, plums and pears and birds on the wing...
ignore, if we can, 
 
the fledgling by the hedge – fell from its nest
for today can’t be doing with death
 
just the thin, brown line of the honey-bee...
needing you needing me...
 
a mere inkling of its less than bombastic
burgeoning, bronze hum,
 
and this moment that will never come again...
the fledgling – opening its eyes
flexing its newfound wings
only to fly.
Certificate PG
Poem
Silver Spun Sand Poems
Spiritual

Comments

Submitted by VeraClark on

A glorious study of nature.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thank  you, so very much, Vera.

Tina

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Evokes the warmth and relaxation and hum of a summer day, where so much is growing and fruitful and living anew. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

...your lovely comment, a poem in itself.  Thank you, so much, Rhiannon... and fitting words indeed for today which is, or so I believe, 'Earth Day'.  So happy Earth Day to yousmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

A beauitfully drawn picture - well done!

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

insert...thank yousmiley

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Not only is this our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day, it's also our Poem of the Week - congratulations!

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Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Gosh, insert, this was such a surprise, and a lovely one at that.  Many thankssmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Lovely! smiley

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

More than appreciatedsmiley

 

Submitted by Jewel Serpent on

I really really liked this! It's written with a great flow that comes across as professional, for want of a better word. 

In particular, I really liked the phrase 'needing you needing me'. 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Good of you to stop by, JS, and I'm really chuffed you enjoyed this so muchsmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Your words as glorious as a Summer's day Tina.

A tribute to the beautiful Bee.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Jenny...most certainly a tribute to our dear Bee...a tribute with knobs onsmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Tina

What a beautifully crafted poem. Very lovely.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thank you so much, Jean.  So pleased you thought so.

Tina

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Delicious and gorgeous celebration of the moment, reminds me how important it is to appreciate the present. 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks, so much, and how right you are about that momentsmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by Wes on

I like Summer.