I won’t give it to you for free
the flowers say to the bumble bee
ventriloquist bees hiding nearby
throwing their buzz and deception
as angry as a bumble bee
short changed on pollen
lied to by a flower
and a hundred other bees
all claiming innocence
dripping pollen.
I won’t give it to you for free
the flowers say to the bumble bee
ventriloquist bees hiding nearby
throwing their buzz and deception
as angry as a bumbling fool
stung by an innocent bee
on the way to paradise
so many wrong turns
that the bee sting
is merely a reminder
of the Nature’s unease.
I won’t give it to you for free
the flowers say to the bumble bee
ventriloquist bees hiding nearby
throwing their buzz and deception.
I attempt to throw my voice
I attempt to sample some pollen
I attempt to become something else
for this poem: a virtuoso of onomatopoeia
the bees and the flowers turn on me
my efforts ill-rewarded
next time I’ll attempt a flightless creature
one with a tinge of sadness
and a simpler song.
Canadian poet, fiction writer, and playwright J. J. Steinfeld lives on Prince Edward Island, where he is patiently waiting for Godot’s arrival and a phone call from Kafka. While waiting, he has published 24 books, including An Unauthorized Biography of Being (Stories, Ekstasis Editions, 2016), Absurdity, Woe Is Me, Glory Be (Poetry, Guernica Editions, 2017), A Visit to the Kafka Café (Poetry, Ekstasis Editions, 2018), Gregor Samsa Was Never in The Beatles (Stories, Ekstasis Editions, 2019), Morning Bafflement and Timeless Puzzlement (Poetry, Ekstasis Editions, 2020), Somewhat Absurd, Somehow Existential (Poetry, Guernica Editions, 2021), Acting on the Island (Stories, Pottersfield Press, 2022), and As You Continue to Wait (Poetry, Ekstasis Editions, 2022).
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