The river knows its way home
The bee knows how to make honey
As I walk towards the river, a bee stung my arm
Instantly, I wanted to give the bee his sting back
I wanted to take back every angry word I had spoken
and shoot them into space
Most of all, I want to return the bee sting
Unfortunately, there’s no winding life back
I keep the bees sting in a box
to remind me that life is fragile
For some it can be too short
like the bee that stung me…

©AnitaDawes2025


a sad poem from my sister. Why do bees have to die if they sting you?

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17 responses to “I Wish… #Poetry”


  1. Even if their sting is a waste, that is their life cycle. They died an honorable death.

  2. Aww, poor bees…

  3. A poem that made me think about the short lives of bees. Their sting costs them their lives. True of people sometimes too, though many can just keep on stinging. I think I prefer bees.

    1. Me too, Diana… thanks for commenting!💕🐝

  4. Right? I used to think it was horrid that the bees who have stung me gave their lives for that was their lot. Me? The first sting, I suffered an allergic reaction requiring a doctor to remedy. The next? I merely applied lavender oil to the sting, and I was fine. I carried on and the bees because compost.

    1. It’s a good job that bees are placid, not like those wasps!

  5. I always find it so sad about bees.

    1. I also feel sorry for the bumble bees, they are so big and their wings are so small, I am forever rescuing one when they run out of steam!

  6. It is sad about bees, yet wasps can sting you again and again (I’ve been on the receiving end). Hubby and I try to help the tired bees we see, but sometimes they are too exhausted and close to their expiry time. Our back lawn is pocked with tiny craters for ground bees, but they are all empty as our soil is clay based, so doesn’t drain well.

    1. I like to help the bumblies when I find them on the ground, I never thought they could be dying…

      1. We try to take them to a flower where they can rest or feed. I’ve got some funny looks helping bees.

        1. They already think I’m crazy, so nothing surprises my lot anymore, Di…

  7. A sad quandary for sure. makes you wonder if our response to being stung is warranted…

    1. just as well that bees are not looking to sting us, unlike those blooming wasps!

  8. Beautiful compassionate poem, I doubt if I would have been so forgiving.
    Tragedy for bees, the sting is barbed and efficient for insect to insect defence however this barb will get caught in the thicker skin of some animals, mammals being the classic example.

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