They buzzed in their dance,
and we watched them, entranced
by the light, while the sway
of the blooms on display
played a waltz for this day
adrift in birdsong phrase,
a soporific daze . . .
we dozed some, but blink, think,
time’s gone with a wink, but
a phase, we forget, and
regret we forgot, yet–
how we swooned to the tune
of dazzling bee-buzzed day–
and yearning crooning moon.
An early dVerse post, where Björn asks us to “Meet the bar waltzing.” Today is also World Bee Day.
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Beautifully penned!
Thank you, Lucy!
The perfect response for World Bee Day! Bees are the best dancers. You’ve really aced this prompt with the fine rhythm, Merril. I like how you break it up with the middle lines then add in all of the assonance and alliteration of the final stanza to sweep it along to a beautiful conclusion.
Aww–thank you, Ingrid. That’s such a lovely comment. 💙
Beautiful
I had no idea that it was the world bee day… love all the zzz you included in your waltz.
Thank you so much!
I love this, Merril! I just came inside from watering the flowering and watching a huge bumble bee “waltz” from bloom to bloom.
Thank you, Jill. They are fun to watch. 💙
Cheers for the bees! I so love this part:
how we swooned to the tune
of dazzling bee-buzzed day–
and yearning crooning moon.
Thank you very much, Grace!
Idyllic! I wish I was there. ☺️
Thank you, Darius! I just found your comment in my spam folder. 😀
Oh, how strange! 😯
Yes. 😀
Waltzing bees are sure to please your honey …………
Thank you, Beverly. 🤣
Merrill, this is a delight!!! I read it aloud, the words flowed in perfect rhythm.
Yay! Thank you so much, Helen!
Your poem brings to mind someone remembering young love with her long-time partner.
That’s lovely. Thank you, Liz!
Love the rhymes, Merril. How you play with them.
Thank you so much, Luanne! I know you’re not one for rhymes, so I truly appreciate that.
A perfect day, from morning til night. Nature’s dance is so captivating and never grows old.
You’re right, Lisa. Thank you so much.
You’re very welcome, Merril. I appreciate your nature shots on facebook. They really brighten my day.
That’s so kind, and I’m so pleased they do, Lisa!
I love the waltz of the bees. They are wonderful… Great poem Merril.
Thank you so much, Dwight.
I love your World Bee Day Waltz, Merril! Sadly, the weather here is dreadful, we have the heating on again, and the bees have disappeared, – I’d been enjoying watching them in and out of the honeysuckle. I love the enjambment, which conveys that ‘in and out’ movement.
Thank you so much, Kim!
I’m sorry about your cold weather. We had that about a week ago. We’re going to have hot, humid, summer weather over the weekend, and then it will get cooler, then hot, then. . .
I can hear them buzzing now. Lovely.
Thank you so much.
Oh wonderful! It just dances off the page!
Thank you very much!
Love the rhymes and the topic choice! Spot on execution!
Thank you so much!
Much better rhythm than my dancing 🙂 Beautifully done.
Thank you, Derrick. 😀
Love the bees waltz. And thank you, didn’t know it’s World Bee’s Day. 🙂
Thank you so much! 😀
🙂
The sounds and feel of summer. All the z sounds. (K)
Thank you very much, Kerfe.
Amazing and beautiful!
Thank you!
You’re so welcome! It’s my pleasure.
It’s a poem of bee-auty, just like a waltz.
We shall not abandon our bees! I’m happy to hear they have a day.
Thank you! I just happened to see it was their day earlier the day I wrote it.
Still, there is a day for bees!
Now, for Bee time, all the time!
Yes!
I’d forgotten it was Bee Day. Must be all the rain. You waltzed with them anyway 🙂
Thank you. I guess I did! 😀
🙂
I love this idea of bees, or any insect, waltzing. There is an elegance to how they move from flower to flower, very much like a dance. Well done, Merril 🙂
Thank you so much, Marie!
What a beautiful waltz! And yes, I can so easily picture the bees waltzing from flower to flower! Lovely!
Thank you so much! I’ve heard bee movement described as a dance–I probably had that in my head.
Love it. Just today, I was watching a bee very busy in a flower (all my pictures turned out crap sigh) but it was so funny to listen to her buzz in what sounded like a mmm mmm manner!
Oh–that’s so cool! It’s cold and raining here again today, so I won’t be out walking or seeing bees today.
I’m so bummed they all turned out fuzzy. I should have filmed it with my phone! That way, at least that sweet sound would have been captured. The sun is shining now but it’s cold! 41! And the rains are supposed to come this afternoon. It appears I must bundle up to go out there soon to get my run in.
Enjoy. It’s only 48 here. I guess if it wasn’t raining, maybe I’d bundle up, but I’m going to run around inside instead. 😀. Well, actually I am bundled up because it’s cold in the house.
Whoa… we are all the way up to 61 now. I’m actually going to manage to convince myself to go out there. Later.
It’s still 49 here! I’m wearing a heavy fleece top, and I finally turned the heat back on. Crazy!
Good grief!! May has been all over the place this year!
It has!
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Beautiful poem, Merril. It has a pleasing rhythm.
Thank you very much, Jane.