Listen To the Buzzing Bees

I hear you mumble as the bees buzz around the garden Slurping sweet nectar The rosebud’s abundant fragrance Hangs thick in the moist sticky air The scent wriggles its way into my nose The effect surprises a giggle from my throat You pause and I realize the conversation Must be too serious for such a flippant reply I attempt to hush my inner musings But giggles can be tenacious Particularly when being suppressed Causing the giggles to become a roar You stare at me thinking I’ve finally flown over the cuckoo’s nest Which turns my laughter into unrefined snorts I slowly waft back to earth Joyful tears slipping down my cheek The silence hovering in the space Between us Please, I quietly beg, see me The conversation resumes as I concentrate on the buzzing bees 10/15/2021 Onomatopoeia Poetry Contest by Emile Pinet