Disheartened - July 18, 2026

Gary Hunter

Jul 18

1 min read

wait till the ladies

back at the hive

hear about this!

finding this huge crimson flower

she can’t believe her luck

and like

a new neighborhood bar

will probably return

over and over

to drink with the girls

while I shoo away

this persistent bee

who’s frantic to land

on my red hoody

as I stand outside my car

before I wrote this poem

I never imagined

a bee might have feelings

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