Poems (Kimball)/"If you were a Bee"
"IF YOU WERE A BEE."
IF you were a bee, if you were a bee, What flower would you love best?If you were a bird, a blithe little bird, Where would you build your nest?
The heart of a rose and the hawthorn close, Are these the places you'd seek?But Mother's warm breast is Baby's dear nest, Baby's sweet rose is her cheek.
When blossoms turn pale and honey-cups fail And nests grow cold with the year, More warm grows the breast, and the cheek you have prest Dearer and yet more dear.