Delphic Bee

Singing pollen songs
Lips anointed with honey
Priestess of Delphi
Filling her pollen basket
Propolis giving comb love

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Adell Foster

October 1, 2009 at 7:11 AM

abe this is a very beautiful tanka, fantastic imagery, tone and form.it is a pleasure to have read for you. I thankyou for sharing the write. :-) Many Blessings, Always, Adell

Moonbee Canady

September 23, 2009 at 2:36 PM

A Roman Bee... A Priestess ... You do know, what they specialized in Abe ? :) Man... What kind of Comb Love are you talking here (smile) Seriously, Though... Very Vivid Imagery... But, What's with all the Bee Poems? Of Course, I Love Them and why... MoonBEE

Charmaine Chircop

September 23, 2009 at 6:28 AM

Excellent bee master:)Charma

Gert W. Knop

September 23, 2009 at 5:37 AM

Great Tanka here, Abe! I have been working with bees many years back when I stayed at Kibbutz Erez near Ashkelon, Israel. I enjoyed doing all jobs from collecting honey to lable the tins. Are you on facebook? If you#d like to see some of my pictures - I'm there...Gert

Carol Sunshine Brown

September 23, 2009 at 4:52 AM

~~~Magnificent~~~ Abe~~~. Love, Carol

James Marshall Goff

September 22, 2009 at 8:50 PM

I'm diggin' the stingin' poems tonight! yea man!...great work! Abe!...and thanks for the comments!...jim

Carolyn Devonshire

September 22, 2009 at 6:37 PM

That priestess of Delphi must enjoy "Singing pollen songs." What a lovely way to put it, Abe. And the whole concept of "comb love" is very intriguing! Love the poem and the poet! Carolyn