Bee poem

From honey bees and marsh flies, to black holes and dark energy.

“Sing, Little Birdie” by Gertrude E. Heath, 1928 by the Saalfield Publishing Company. Black and white illustrations by Helene Nyce, color bookplates by Jan Cragin. Cover by Fern Bisel Peat.

Minnie Aumonier’s poem, ‘The Lavender Garden’, from her first book, ‘Gardens in Sun and Shade’ (1920), p. 11. — I love the fourth verse… “No sound disturbs the scented air, But just the hum of bees is there, And little love songs everywhere.”

Bees work hard, and there is something in their diligence that touches us. Most of us see only a fraction of their absorbing routines . . .

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Digital download of one of my most popular poems. The poem is about how the world can be insane at times, but I choose to focus on beautiful things, like bumblebees I see on yellow bell flowers in the spring and summer. You'll receive the following sizes in a zip file: 5x5" 5x7" 8x10" 9x12" 11x14" You can print the poem out yourself or go to an online or physical store to print and frame them. Some online stores that easily print, frame and ship to you are: FinerWorks, Mpix and Simply…