Bobs between
Lavender blossoms,
Long-stemmed dancers
In morning airs,
Trailing violet scarves
And seducing perfume —
One —
The last refugee
From chemicals
Meant to kill all?
The thought chills.
But wings flash silver
As a second bee
Dips to join her sister.
This poem first appeared in Your Daily Poem (2022).
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Robert Walton is a retired middle school teacher, classical musician, rock climber and mountaineer with ascents in Yosemite and Pinnacles National Park. Walton is an experienced writer. His novel Dawn Drums won the 2014 New Mexico Book Awards Tony Hillerman Prize for Best Fiction. Most recently, Joaquin’s Gold, a collection of his Joaquin Murrieta tales, became available on Amazon. chaosgatebook.wordpress.com
