Esther Odendaal
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Poem "All About the Honey":
- written October 2006
- published October 5, 2009
- viewed 50 times
Other poems by Esther Odendaal:
»Cautious Coals«
»Father's Day«
»Friendship and Roses«
»Game or Gamble«
»Made to Dance«
»Right Now - Right Here«
»Stargazing«
»The Leap«
»The Lightning«
»The Stillness«
»Tolerance is Tired«
»Wormsong«
Visit Esther Odendaal's profile page
Poem "All About the Honey":
- written October 2006
- published October 5, 2009
- viewed 50 times
Other poems by Esther Odendaal:
»Cautious Coals«»Father's Day«»Friendship and Roses«»Game or Gamble«»Made to Dance«»Right Now - Right Here«»Stargazing«»The Leap«»The Lightning«»The Stillness«»Tolerance is Tired«»Wormsong«»All About the Honey«
If I were a flower
And you a buzzing bee
You'd stop a little while
Drink deeply from what's free
You'd fly away again
With nectar that you sought
You'd take it to the hive
Just like a good bee ought
Queen Bee would welcome you
Be pleased with what you brought
There would be more honey
Your effort not for naught
She'd never need to know
Exactly where you'd been
So glad that you were back
With what you're made to glean
We would know the sweetness
Our time together brought
We'd never question why
Give it another thought
We would not see the wrong
It's nature's way, you see -
Nectar for the honey,
The flower for the bee.
And you a buzzing bee
You'd stop a little while
Drink deeply from what's free
You'd fly away again
With nectar that you sought
You'd take it to the hive
Just like a good bee ought
Queen Bee would welcome you
Be pleased with what you brought
There would be more honey
Your effort not for naught
She'd never need to know
Exactly where you'd been
So glad that you were back
With what you're made to glean
We would know the sweetness
Our time together brought
We'd never question why
Give it another thought
We would not see the wrong
It's nature's way, you see -
Nectar for the honey,
The flower for the bee.
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