Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Yawn Yeats


The Honeybee on a Cloudy Day
Why must I toil all day long with
No rest and no reprieve?
Is there never a time for idleness
And the joy of the swaying tree?
Said the buzzing little bee

The sun comes up the sun goes down
Sweet proof of my labor is stolen from me
In cups and jars of golden light
Yet I cannot help but love
The bright petals that beckon to me, softly
So it must be, whispered she

I’ll disappear one day you’ll see!
They’ll wonder what has become of me
Those thieves that smash my home
I’ll renounce making love from stem to stem
Said the buzzing little bee

No more will I light upon blossom
Spreading life from tree to tree
Only in complete darkness
Will my masters be able to see the beauty
Of what I’ve done for them selflessly!

So it must be, whispered she

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