Living

Two Ways

by Cecil Frances Alexander 1818–1895

From Poems (1896)

Living

A wasp and Bee together
'Went out on silver wings.
With black and yellow bodies,
And both of them had stings.

Bee suck'd the golden honey
Out of a tulip cup,
And when her thighs were laden,
Went home to store it up.

Wasp got into a cherry,
And stung a little boy,
Who snatch'd the rosy berry.
And then flew off with joy.

O boys and little maidens,
Be you still good and kind;
Better to store up honey,
Than leave a sting behind.

MLA

Alexander, Cecil Frances. “Two Ways.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/alexander_cf/137/.

Chicago

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