Consider the Bees

By Heather Savoie

Honeybee, honeybee, small, black and yellow

As a pollinator, you’re quite a grand fellow

Gardens aplenty, adorned with bright hue

Would vibrant colors survive without you?

Red, orange, yellow, displays of grand scale

Blues, pinks and violets, would destine to fail

A loss so tragic, your demise would be

How can we help you? Look around, and see

Destructive sprays, set aside, let you breathe

Weeds on the hillside, cut down? Nay – do leave

What we may deem ugly, small creatures deem vital

Building beehouses, your numbers shan’t spiral

How can we help you, dear precious little bee?

We’ll show you our love, compassion, then see

When green pastures flourish, so thrives every life

Without honeybees, a world in great strife

For as you buzz from flower to flower

You share with our world unreplaceable power

Without pollination, how can life, thus, survive?

When God made our bees – He kept us alive

How can we help you, oh heavenly bees?

Treasure the land, the clouds, the seas

For God made them all, and for us, they live

In loving appreciation – our care, we ought give