Hello and welcome to Haiku Friday! Today’s prompt words provided by RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge are Future and Give.
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Killer of Bees
by Vashti Quiroz-Vega
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Man’s future is sealed
When bees no longer buzz
Pesticides to blame
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“If the bee disappeared from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.”
~Albert Einstein
Absolutely, where would we be without bees? Great Haiku 🙂
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Thank you! I remember seeing bees very often as a child. Now it’s rare when I see one––even at the park! It’s scary because this quote makes a lot of sense to me. 🙂
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Yes that’s true, we see so many other flying bugs, flies, wasps but not so many bees. Bees are precious. 🙂
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Yes, you’re right! The mosquitos are out of hand in some areas too. Now, why couldn’t there be a shortage in those? And cockroaches . . . I wouldn’t miss those. 😉
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Yesterday I found a spider crawling across my bed, ugh! Who knows how often he visits while I’m sleeping!
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Ahhhhh! 😮 That would keep me awake for many nights. Ha, ha. Although I’m afraid of spiders I tend to tolerate them since they get rid of worse pests such as roaches, flies, and mosquitos.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
YEAH….AND CERTAIN BACTERIA, MOLDS….FEEDING ON THE BEES WEAKENED BY PESTICIDES.
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Thanks for the reblog, Jonathan! 😀
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Lovely haiku – bees can never get enough love as far as I’m concerned 😉
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I agree, love those little fuzzy creatures. 😀
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Awesome Vashti. True this haiku makes lot of sense 🙂
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Hi! It’s so nice to hear from you. I truly fear for the future of bees and our planet. Something should be done soon.
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This is great Haiku – the bees brings the sweetness of a gentle music…Bravo
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Hello Mihran! Thank you! And you know all about sweet music. Beautiful analogy. 😀
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Bees are like the cuddly teary bears of bugs. Stumpy, fuzzy, and adorable. Great job Vashti!
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Hi Caleb! Thank you! I love your description! You’re absolutely right. I can’t remember the last time I saw a fat little bumble bee. 😦
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Perfect haiku and such a true statement. What we ate doing to our planet is scary.
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Hi Mark! Thank you. I agree. Many people don’t want to address the situation or think about it because of selfishness. They’re making a good living with one of the many things damaging the earth and so they refuse to stop and think about the future of our planet. We’re living in a world filled with greedy egomaniacs. Sad.
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Brilliant. The plight of the bees is one of the major issues of our time.
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Hello Suzanne! Thank you very much! Yes, you’re absolutely right! Why can’t more people see that?
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People are strange. I wrote a blog post about bees once. People were surprised to hear that bees are in trouble!
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Many people wear blinders to the problems of the world around them. They don’t want to know because then they have to do something. 😉
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very true
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I’m so glad you wrote this, Vashti! I really don’t think the world has a clue what will happen if they disappear! Instead of futures starting, they would be ending.A lovely haiku and a serious warning.
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Hello Wendy! I’m glad you liked the haiku. Too many people hear the warnings and ignore them. Maybe they feel overwhelmed not knowing what to do or they don’t that they don’t have time to deal with the problem. Well, if we don’t do our part things will end badly. There are little things that everyone can do to help. 🙂
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wonderful to get such an important message in a Haiku.
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Thank you! I hope it serves as a reminder to people that we need to take action in order to save our planet and ourselves. 🙂
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A sensible Haiku. The below site says if bees go extinct, it might lead to “mass starvation on an unprecedented and unacceptable scale”. Some plants would be influenced more than others. The consequences would be grave nevertheless.
ww.forbes.com/sites/paulrodgers/2014/09/09/einstein-and-the-bees-should-you-worry/
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Hello Alka, I wish more people would take this situation seriously. I believe all of nature is connected somehow and when a species dies off it affects all other species in a domino effect. We should all take cue from my friend Hugh who plants ‘bee loving vegetation’ in his garden, and we should also do our own investigation on pesticides and their effect on our ecological system. 🙂 Thanks for the link.
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That’s all true Vashti! The current generation should take it seriously and leave this planet a better, not worse, place for the future generations. ‘Bee loving vegetation’…now that’s a great idea. And yes, using less chemicals is a way to go at a personal as well as universal level.
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I’m pleased to say that we plant ‘bee loving plants’ every year in our garden and we do see lots of them. Probably not as many as I saw when I was a child but garden centres here in the UK do encourage us to buy and put these plants in our gardens.
Great haiku, Vashti.
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Thank you Hugh! That’s a brilliant idea! I’m going to do some research on ‘bee loving plants’ and plant some in my front and back yards. I’ll encourage others to do the same here in the USA, since I have friends and family all over. Thanks for the inspiration! ❤ xx
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Great and true haiku Vashti. Let’s hope.
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Hi Olga! Thank you my friend. Yes, these things creep into my brain and worry me sometimes. I wish everyone would put planet Earth before profits. 🙂 xx
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Sad truth.
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Yes, it is. 😦 But we can still do something about this situation. Enough people have to want to.
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That is a beautiful picture and thought-provoking haiku! 🙂
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Thank you Edwina! I’m glad you thought so. 😀
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A whole new appreciation for BEES over here… However, I will still swat them away at least- lol!
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Ah, ha, ha! Nooo! Okay, but do it gently. 😉
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Wonderful haiku with such a deep message that everyone needs to read and consider. My babies and I studied bees a few weeks ago; if there is ever something to love and worship it should be bees. Bees are interesting, smart, and helpful to man. Man’s best friend. 🙂
XOXO
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Thank you very much! Like my friend Caleb said, ‘Bees are the teddy bears of the insect world’. A few years ago I visited the Butchart Gardens in Canada. Gorgeous place––fell in love with it––must see! But one of the things I was most fascinated with was all the fuzzy, chunky bumble bees I saw all around the garden. 😀 ❤
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This turned out really cute! 🙂 Love it!
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
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Thanks Jess! 😀 xx
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Clever verse to keep this; problem in people’s minds.
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Thank you Meredith! I guess making the problem known is step one. 🙂
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Well said, brilliant haiku!
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Thank you! 😀
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It is one of the most important issues of nature. So glad to see it becoming more public. Apparently there are many beehives now on rooftops in Paris. You often see bees in the actual pastry cabinets in the Parisian cake shops too! Great and timely haiku! 🙂
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Thank you! I guess we should figure out what is attracting these bees to Paris. I know what attracts me to Paris, but that’s a different story. Well, maybe not so different since the bees are in the cake shops. He, he.
Seriously, we need to figure out what’s killing them and how to help them thrive. You’re right, it is one of the most important issues of nature today.
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It is amazing that the shop staff just ignore them as they buzz about. I hope we find a solution!
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Me too! 🙂
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Not only beautiful but compelling and mindful!
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Awww! Thank you so much, Greg! You’re very sweet. I believe raising awareness for issues such as this is very important. You’d be surprised how many people don’t know what is happening to the bees. 🙂
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Great Haiku and quote Vashti! I am here to put a BIG smile on your face – you are one of our Featured Guests at this week’s Inspire Me Monday Party at Create With Joy – congrats!
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Thank you so much Ramona! That did put a big smile on my face! 😀
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Wow i didnt know bees were that important. I hope something is being done to keep them alive
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Oh yes! The have a huge role in nature. We can all do something to ensure their survival. 😀
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Hi Vashti. I love a good haiku…and that’s a good haiku.
Don’t worry, I have a couple of bushes in my garden much loved by bees. There are always hundreds of them buzzing all over them 🙂
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Thank you! Oh that’s wonderful Christine! It does make me happy to know there are so many bees buzzing in your garden. I wish more people would do the same. I’ve seen a few buzzing around my mango trees but I’m doing some landscaping research and soon I’ll have bees and butterflies all over my yard (hopefully). 😀 xx
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