Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HELIODORA, by MELEAGER


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HELIODORA, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Why dost thou touch, o flower-fed bee
Last Line: I knew it long ago.
Alternate Author Name(s): Meleagros
Subject(s): Bees; Insects; Beekeeping; Bugs


Why dost thou touch, O flower-fed bee,
Heliodora's skin,
When open buds are asking thee
To make thy home within?

What parable art murmuring? --
That Eros makes man whole,
And turns the poison of his sting
To sweetness in the soul?

Is this your message, silly bee?
A dreamer takes it so.
Then home again! Don't trouble me!
I knew it long ago.





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