Being a Bee


It’s not easy to be a bee
Our crowded view of life
Sometimes the only things I see
Are trouble, toil and strife

We search to find the source of food
Then hurry to the hive
We hype the others in the mood
With waggle dance and jive

The queen, protected and aloof
Not like all the others
She is the sign and living proof
When smoke comes and smothers

Work and waggle, my daily chore
Then search a place to hide
Being a bee is so much more
When dodging pesticide

I’m a worker, and not a drone
I hope that you can see
When you harvest sweet honeycomb
It tough being a bee

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/18/2022 4:25:00 PM

this is cute, Andy. Lots of bee poems buzzing about. Can't wait to see who is Queen or King bee!

Andy Chunn
Date: 7/25/2022 6:22:00 PM

Sorry to be so slow responding. This one just buzzed by me. :-) Thanks!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/14/2022 7:27:00 PM

This is definitely going to be on the winners list Andy. I appreciate bees so much I have donated to save them. When we save them we are saving ourselves. Honey has such healing properties it has probably been used since it was discovered eons ago. I love your content and flair you use to express how important they are to our existence. This poem is a keeper and Fave! Blessings xxoo

Andy Chunn
Date: 6/18/2022 4:20:00 PM

Thanks Connie.....they are very important....and many don't seem to understand. Maybe I'm influenced by that biology major...who knows. Thanks again.

Gordon Mcconnell

Date: 6/4/2022 10:37:00 AM

Great pen on the flight of the bee, such nice rhyme and flow with good imagery too. Blessings,Gordon

Andy Chunn
Date: 6/4/2022 5:05:00 PM

Well Gordon, thank you for taking time to read my poem. I had fun writing it. I stay "busy as a bee" but enjoy reading the poetry here on PS. Take care.