Nature
The Honey-Bee
From Child Verse (1900)
Nature
O bee, good-by!
Your weapon's gone,
And you anon
Are doomed to die;
But Death to you can bring
No second sting.
Cite this poem
MLA
Tabb, John Banister. “The Honey-Bee.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/12/.
Chicago
Tabb, John Banister. “The Honey-Bee.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/12/.
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