We are small and we are feared
We don’t know exactly why…
But knowing the world without all of us
Would soon be prone to die.
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We are a female society
Our males are there for play
They’re only used at certain times
And then they pass away.
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We are working, flying, every day
Collecting what we need.
We’re protecting our home as guards
Every one of us does her deed.
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We fly close and far, for what we collect
We clean and raise our kids
We fly out, collect, and transport our fuel
on our hind legs with sense and wits.
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We communicate to let us know
Where danger is and not
And we use our wings to cool our home
When it’s humid out and hot.
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Our work helps the earth and spread pollen
Of trees, and flowers too.
You better take good care of us
And honor us, and woo.
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We wear a hairy top and a striped back
Transparent wings, can you see?
And as you might have guessed by now
Each one of us is a honey bee!
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(Copyright, Aurora Jean Alexander, September 2022)
Writer's Treasure Chest 
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