Wild Symphony

Written by Achintya Ghosal on World Bee Day 2024 — A sonnet exploring the challenges bees face and our responsibility to protect them.

With wings of gold, they prance in sunlit air,

A buzzing ballet amongst the fragrant blooms,

But trials lurk where nectar brightly flares,

And shadows gather in the honeyed glooms.

For man-made walls disrupt their ancient flight,

And poisoned fields their fragile bodies blight.

Habitat shrinks, a worrying decline,

A silent threat to nature's grand design.

Yet trust endures, for in their active murmur,

A promise rings, a victory to come.

With mindful care, and gardens planned with grace,

We carve a haven, a welcoming space.

Let's nurture bees, these tiny sovereigns,

And nature's bounty, shared by all, convene.