Julie Warther Schwerin served as Midwest Regional Coordinator for the Haiku Society of America (www.hsa-haiku.org), is an associate editor at The Heron's Nest (www.theheronsnest.com) and was instrumental in establishing The Forest Haiku Walk in Millersburg, Ohio (https://www.innathoneyrun.com/open-air-art-museum/haiku-walk/) and the Seasons of Haiku Trail at The Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio. (http://www.holdenarb.org/seasons-of-haiku-interpretive-trail/)
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we often think of the fields of wildflowers forgetting their profusion has to do in part with bees–their affairs are indeed great. Beautiful haiku, Julie.
There seems to be a strong scriptural allusion in that second line which is very powerful: "great are the works" … not of an unseen deity but the diligent workers and pollenaters of nature, the bees.
On that reading when I returned to the first line, "wildflowers", I hear another scriptural echo: "consider the lilies of the field". The effect for me is to emphasize the spirituality of nature.
Does anyone else love this verse/prayer by Emily Dickinson?
In the name of the Bee –
And of the Butterfly –
And of the Breeze – Amen!
It seems to be a trinity everyone can believe in.
Thank you again Julie for another thought provoking and delightful poem.
As Strider, MaryJo and Alan have pointed out, there is a lot in this haiku. It also carries light humour, which brought a smile to my face this morning.
we often think of the fields of wildflowers forgetting their profusion has to do in part with bees–their affairs are indeed great. Beautiful haiku, Julie.
Julie,
re:
wildflowers . . .
great are the affairs
of bees
—JULIE WATTHER
As governments are keen to stamp out bees for greater profit margins, this is a good haiku to tweet, and also include in the petitions.
Poems are potent when a thousand words might fail. :-)
warm regards,
Alan
Another wonderful poem, Julie.
There seems to be a strong scriptural allusion in that second line which is very powerful: "great are the works" … not of an unseen deity but the diligent workers and pollenaters of nature, the bees.
On that reading when I returned to the first line, "wildflowers", I hear another scriptural echo: "consider the lilies of the field". The effect for me is to emphasize the spirituality of nature.
Does anyone else love this verse/prayer by Emily Dickinson?
In the name of the Bee –
And of the Butterfly –
And of the Breeze – Amen!
It seems to be a trinity everyone can believe in.
Thank you again Julie for another thought provoking and delightful poem.
Strider
Wow!so magical!
hexagon
with trysts at the blooms
honey keeper
As Strider, MaryJo and Alan have pointed out, there is a lot in this haiku. It also carries light humour, which brought a smile to my face this morning.
marion
Thank you so much for the kind words! And the poems in response!
A very meaningful and important poem and statement, Julie.
Richly layered.