Spring Poetry

[Hobie]

Spring!
the beautiful Spring is coming,
The Sun shines bright and
the bees are humming.

-Mary Howitt, English poet (1799-1888)

Ran across this today. Doesn't seem very spring-like here, though, what with the snow and all.

[naturebee]

Heres one Hobie:

From the Archives of:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/HistoricalHoneybeeArticles/

Published in:
The Republican Compiler
Wednesday, May 20, 1829 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

SPRING

(From One of the Annuals)

Spring, where are you tarrying now.
Why are you so long unfelt?
Winter went a mouth ago,
When the snow began to melt.

I am coming, little maiden,
With the pleasant sunshine laden;
With the honey for the bee,
With the blossom, for the tree,
With the flower and with the leaf;
`Till I come the time is brief.

I am coming, I am coming!
Hark! the little bee is humming;
See, the lark is soaring high
In the bright and sunny sky;
And the gnats are on the wing--
Little maiden—now is spring!

See, the yellow catkins cover
All the slender willows over;
And on mossy banks so green
Starlike primroses are seen;
And their clustering leaves below
White and purple violets blow.

Hark' the little Iambs are bleating;
And the cawing rooks are meeting
In the elms, a noisy crowd;
And all the birds are singing loud;
And the first white butterfly
In the sun goes flitting by.

Little maiden, look around thee!
Green and flowery fields surround thee,
Every little stream is bright;
All the orchard trees are white;
And each small and waving shoot
Has for thee sweet flower of fruit.

Turn thy eyes to earth and heaven!
God for thee the spring has given;
Taught the birds their melodies;
Cloth'd the earth and cleared the skies:
For thy pleasure or thy food—
Pour thy soul in gratitude;
So may'st thou `midst blessings dwell,
Little maiden, fare thee well!

[Irene S]

Indoors or out,
no one relaxes in March,
that month of wind and taxes,
the wind will presently disappear,
the taxes last us all the year.
~Ogden Nash

:)

[Oldbee]

So many beautiful words and visions to describe the coming of Spring! [sorry for the capital letter @exclamation point]

We should really have a special section for the,........literature,...poetry,. and,.................. "romance" of beekeeping and honey bees!

[dragonfly]

We should really have a special section for the,........literature,...poetry,. and,.................. "romance" of beekeeping and honey bees!

Maybe we need a section for our own written works. That might be fun :) Does it have to be about bees, though?

[Oldbee]

"Does it have to be about bees, though".--dragonfly.

Well,............I don't know,........what else is there?

It might be,...................fun.

[Oldbee]

I wish I could write,.............like this.

http://skyways.lib.ks.us/poetry/sutton/honeybee.html

[Oldbee]

Ok. Here is my quick/meager contribution.

A seed is but a honey bee,..............on the wing.

[dragonfly]

I love to write, but my only worthwhile stuff is written when I'm in a real emotional funk, so it's not sweet and Spring-like. To me, Spring is for gardening. Writing is reserved for cool rainy winter days.

[Hobie]

naturebee - I like that poem! Good website, too.

oldbee - your poem is almost a haiku! I like it.
I sometimes write (for my eyes only!). I'm hoping my talents lie elsewhere...

[Irene S]

well.. if you like the arts (not just poetry but music) here's some BEES BLUES for you :p

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FcIeo3nRT7Q

[Galaxy]

I like this one. It is simple, easy to read, and yet, it delivers a powerful message.

Spring's Magic

March is;
mud,
mops,
measles,
cough drops,
snow,
sleet,
sniffles,
wet feet,
soggy woolens,
leaden skies,
no glad sights for tired eyes
Then!
Everything comes to focus
With a crocus.

Faye Tanner Cool