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Early Bee

Early Bee

Photograph of a bee on a painting of a yellow flower

A sudden morning Gabriel –
haloed, glowing buzz bomb –
hovering at my hat brim
more light than substance
surely far astray too soon!

There are chill shadows yet
among the iris, the comfrey –
why risk freezing for some powdered gold?
Or did you appear to announce
some quickening gift of spring,
to pour this poem
into my palms?