Welcome to Litsy!

It's been such a busy October, and I'm so tired. I need some time to myself!

#haikuadayish #haikuhive

“This text is an example of how a seemingly simple picturebook can be packed with information that provides knowledge and appreciation for an insect that is vital to our lives. As Fleming writes in the back matter,
“Most people sitting down to dinner don‘t realize the important role honeybees played in preparing that meal.”

Read the full review here:
https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/review/xvii-4/8/

I want to believe
your honeyed words, salve for the
burns you inflicted. 🍯

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

I saw this picture on Facebook and wrote this #haiku about it. This one is dedicated to the #haikuhive.

Interesting listen! Social commentary from the POV of bee Flora 717, a lowly sanitation worker who works her way up and eventually into the Queen‘s inner sanctum, and discovers secrets of the hive.

#tbrtarot - book where an animal is a main character
#bookspinbingo - free space

I found this picture on Facebook and wrote this about it.

#haiku #haikuhive

Next to my porch in my garden while I was reading, a monarch butterfly visited my bee balm & milkweed! My neighbor has seen monarchs, & yellow & black swallowtails. When I stopped by for a chat, I had the privilege of seeing all three visit her garden. 🦋

@julieclair ... thank you so much for the lovely birthday surprise. This adorable bee towel is too cute to even use! Your words made me 🥹 in all the best ways possible. I am so lucky to have met you here. Thanks again, m'dear. 🖤🐝💛

I found a graphic on Facebook showing the bee hierarchy and I wanted to know if drone honeybees die after mating so I included that information from my Google search that I did too. I wanted to write a haiku about bees.

Bees have a hierarchy
Drone honeybees die after mating with the queen bee
because they ejaculate so hard that their penis gets
ripped off of their body
😳Wow. That sounds like it hurts 😳

#haiku #haikuhive

I colored this picture on one of my coloring apps and it says “Don‘t worry, Bee happy”. It made me think of the #haikuhive and I wanted to write a #haiku about it in case anyone needs encouragement.

If y‘all are worried about anything at all then
🐝Don‘t worry, “Bee” happy 🐝
I know it‘s easier said than done

But everything will be alright
Brighter days are ahead
You can‘t have a rainbow without the rain