Summer Buzz

Flies and moths and wasps and bees Flit among the summer trees Searching for, while they’re in flight, A proper place to take a bite… Or use a stinger, poised to stick, (Or grabby claws, if one’s a tick). Whatever creature’s in their way May find them hard to keep at bay. We humans, though we are aware, Are still not able to prepare And so, we often are annoyed By insects that we can’t avoid. This season’s great in many ways – The flowers, warmth and longer days, But I’m not one who’s summer-smitten ‘Cause I don’t like being bitten!