Where Bumbles Bounce

Flitting and buzzing in a 
playful, poetic dance
a whirr of delicate wings 
crescendos and decrescendos
among a colorful carpet of
sumptuous, silky petals. 

Daring drones speed dizzily about
barely resting, constantly competing 
in a crazy chase for their sticky prize. 
Swooning with drunken lust
they dream of its sappy sweetness 
and long for its golden glory.

Insect tongues sip and suckle in tandem 
greedily drinking with delight to the full.
Soon they whisk away with their 
sticky stash to unseen combs.

And I wonder where they go
and how their delectable delight grows
in that hidden world that only nature knows. 





Written on 9/14/2019

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 10/3/2019 4:58:00 PM
Laura congratulations on your place in the contest with this wonderful write!
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Laura Leiser
Date: 10/3/2019 7:50:00 PM
Thank you, Constance! :)
Date: 10/2/2019 3:14:00 PM
Excellent Laura. Really good imagery. I could see the bees and butterflies flitting from blossom to blossom. Loved it. God Bless, JB
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Laura Leiser
Date: 10/2/2019 3:21:00 PM
Thank you, Judy! Glad you liked this one! :)
Date: 9/24/2019 12:39:00 PM
Delightful alliteration, and a wonderful rhyming last stanza. A real winner, Laura, if it's any of my bzzzness. ~ Gershon
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Laura Leiser
Date: 9/24/2019 1:36:00 PM
Ha! Thanks, Gershon! :)
Date: 9/16/2019 6:38:00 PM
This was nice I truly enjoyed the read!;)
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Laura Leiser
Date: 9/16/2019 7:57:00 PM
Thanks so much, Brenda! So happy you liked this :)
Date: 9/15/2019 3:04:00 PM
Images danced before my eyes -- and I imagined I was a honey bee, so many flowers to sample . . . live and love generously.
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Laura Leiser
Date: 9/15/2019 4:40:00 PM
Thanks so much for enjoying my poem, David! Glad you liked it! :)
Date: 9/15/2019 8:51:00 AM
You did brilliant for the contest theme... great lines throughout... my garden is full of bees....
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Laura Leiser
Date: 9/15/2019 9:56:00 AM
Thanks so much, Silent! I really appreciate your supportive comment. I’ve not written much lately due to family drama and trauma..will visit your poems soon! Cyber hugs! :)
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