Bumblebee

find him on his back and think, he is a withered leaf so i pick him up from the porch but he buzzes, his whole body vibrating, it is quite wonderful really, so i know he is still alive, gentle, I place him on a pansy flower where he sips nectar, and he sips to my delight, but can he fly, his long legs feel and cling, so i place him in the shade of a leaf, and tell him to get some rest but first i admire his beauty, nature did that, when i come back to check, he is gone and that is true happiness, i weep because i saved a bee today. little bee landing on my pansy for nectar butterfly came too _________________________ June 4, 2018 ________________________________ Added after contest judged- July 5, 2018 Poetry/Haibun/Bumblebee Copyright Protected, ID 18-1028-431-01 All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym. For the contest, Haibun Sponsor, Mick Talbot Second Place