Pink Lady and the Swarming Bumblebees

Hawthorn, Dwarf Pink, Raphiolepis Indica, commonly known as pink lady is one of my favorite bushes.

Now the llth day into my 30-day poetry-writing spree, I took little breaks to capture bumblebees buzzing around a Pink Lady bush. As stated above, the Dwarf Pink Hawthorns are favorite bushes of mine. They are forgiving plants that tolerate various climates and soil types; and their leaves emit beauty even in the absence of their flowers and berries.

Now for the flower and bumblebee poem...

Pink Lady and the Swarming Bumblebees

Pink lady never fretted when

Honeybees neared her house

To prove she had no fear

She welcomed them in her best blouse

Elongated leaves—lush and lovely shades of green

Clusters of lavishing flowers bearing the color of her name

Hither and don

Swayed her flowers

Luring the bees that

Help them spawn

As cute as swans

Her eight-petal flowers

Sipped foggy moisture

Into the dawn

Swarming around her

Bumblebee bodies

Golden heads and backs and legs

Gathering nectar

Flying it way far

Into the hives they built for queen eggs

Swaying branches—the short and the long

Dancing fair jigs to spring’s tender song

Prompt Pink Lady’s beautiful flora

Coax gold bees—take all they can hold

Written by R. Renée Bembry
April 11, 2013



Below is a short video clip of a flowering Pink Lady bush. You can see honey bees gathering nectar and spreading pollen as they fly from one pink flower blossom to another.

I hope you enjoyed this bee meets flower poem and learned a bit as well.

Meanwhile, and as always, you can leave a poem of your own, especially one about bees and or flowers, in the comments section below. Plus, don't forget you can help a kid leave a poem for me and others to read in the comments section as well...

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