.
bees are the souls
of the summer
the clock
whose dial
records moments
of plenty
the bee’s body
measures the day
any point
within that day
is remembered
in its body
exactly
but it cannot
count beyond
that day
bee day
April–September
bee night
October–March
of the summer
the clock
whose dial
records moments
of plenty
the bee’s body
measures the day
any point
within that day
is remembered
in its body
exactly
but it cannot
count beyond
that day
bee day
April–September
bee night
October–March
Maurice Maeterlick, tr. Alfred Sutro, The Life of the Bee
tr. Dora Ilse, The Dancing Bees: An Account of the Life and Senses of the Honey Bee
tr. Dora Ilse, The Dancing Bees: An Account of the Life and Senses of the Honey Bee
.