“Honeybees” by Martha Warren
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets’ daily poetry dispatch. Read “Honeybees” by Martha Warren, which first appeared in Poetry Pause in January 2020.
Honeybees
By Martha Warren
The swarm hangs three feet long
And two feet wide
From the light fixture
Above the dinner table.
They donโt sting,
Until they do.
Your words attack so quickly,
So suddenly,
I never saw them leave the nest.
Copyright ยฉ Martha Warren
First appeared in Poetry Pause in January 2020.
Martha Warren is a writer and poet. Her subjects have ranged from fairy stories, to cooking, to aspects of law. Her work has appeared in The Canadian League of Poetsโ Poetry Pause, The Poetry Question, Headline Press, the Red Alder Review, and others. She has sold a novel and screenplay for film and is currently writing her second novel.
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