Sticky Feet

Flys heavy to rose
     buzzing dopey bumblebee 
     with its pollen toes 

     -by Edlynn Nau 
     ©April 16, 2019

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Connie Marcum Wong

June 23, 2019 at 9:41 PM

This is so cute Edlynn. It seems amazing bumblebees can fly they are so heavy. How are you doing. It has been a while? : ) xxoo

Edlynn Nau

June 24, 2019 at 12:03 AM

BEES ARE THE BEST! I am fine but getting ready to place my dad in a Veteran’s home if they will take him. The wait time is a year. It’s a hard decisions. Also, prepping for Wildfire Evacs. and cleaning the “Black Hole” (my garage). I thought retirement was suppose to be more time for writing but it has landmines hidden here and there. How is your summer Connie?

Paul Callus

June 9, 2019 at 5:11 AM

Looks like we have an intoxicated bumblebee, Edlynn! Those pollen toes could also be point shoes, though I can't imagine it dancing:) ~ Warm regards // paul

Edlynn Nau

June 9, 2019 at 12:59 PM

It’s clearly drunk with pollen and wearing heavy shoes! Such are the bees here! Nice to see you!

Anne-Lise Andresen

May 9, 2019 at 8:36 AM

- :) ... I love these "pollen toes" ... lovely haiku, Edlynn :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Edlynn Nau

May 9, 2019 at 12:28 PM

Thank you so much. I haven’t written very much in this genre. I find the longer poems easier. Give me time to get better. On my way to visit a couple of yours!

Andrea Dietrich

April 17, 2019 at 7:50 PM

funny to picture this!!

Edlynn Nau

April 17, 2019 at 9:06 PM

OH WONDERFUL! I hope so.

Robert Lindley

April 17, 2019 at 10:04 AM

Love this haiku. Description right on. Bumblebees look to be too heavy to fly with those very small wings - yet they certainly do. Another fine haiku.

Edlynn Nau

April 17, 2019 at 11:47 AM

Thanks Robert! Not only that, but then they are weighted down by and covered in pollen. I just found out that two of them can curl up in the center of a flower (looking like they are the center) and they go to sleep. They can sleep up to 5 hours a day. Who knew that? Not me.

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