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beekeeper

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beekeeper

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bees smoke-drowsy   rag smoulders   swung slowly   protected thick

in net and cotton   wicking folds   into beeswax   candle flame

pours golden   through panes   in the honeycomb

streamers   sweet circles   sink into bread

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hollows

yeast-filled

and honey

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bee sting

unexpected

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beekeeper

never flinches

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flicks the bee

from his fingers

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spit and mud

for a poultice

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Published as: ‘beekeeper’, Canadian Stories 17 (95), February/March 2014

Copyright  2014   Jane Tims

Written by jane tims

March 19, 2014 at 7:03 am

Posted in family history, growing and gathering

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