Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A FABLE, by BURGES JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: Said a little boy to a honey bee Last Line: Said the honey bee to the little boy. Subject(s): Bees; Boys; Fables; Insects; Play; Beekeeping; Allegories; Bugs | ||||||||
Said a Little Boy to a Honey Bee, "You'd not be happy if you was me! 'Cause I don't get enough time to play I can't do half what I want, all day. You stay where it's sunny, all chock full of honey It must be funny to live that way. You have a lot better time than me!" Said the Little Boy to the Honey Bee. Said the Honey Bee to the Little Boy, "Yes, life is jolly and full of joy! I hum and bumble and buzz away, But it's mostly work and it's seldom play, And, rainy or sunny, I toiled for the honey Which you (how funny!) ate up to-day. I don't know why, but I buzz with joy!" Said the Honey Bee to the Little Boy. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE EXHAUSTED BUG; FOR MY FATHER by ROBERT BLY PLASTIC BEATITUDE by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BEETLE LIGHT; FOR DANIEL HILLEN by MADELINE DEFREES CLEMATIS MONTANA by MADELINE DEFREES THOMAS MERTON AND THE WINTER MARSH by NORMAN DUBIE A BABY AT THE PARTY by BURGES JOHNSON |
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