The Bee Is Not Afraid of Me
poem 111
The Bee Is Not Afraid of Me - meaning Summary
Nature's Untroubled Welcome
The speaker describes an unthreatened, familiar rapport with nature: bees and butterflies approach without fear, woodland creatures and streams greet her warmly, and the wind plays more wildly in her presence. This cordial reception contrasts with a reflective final question asking why the speaker perceives summer’s shimmering beauty so intensely. The poem quietly registers belonging in the natural world while ending with a mild, introspective wonder.
Read Complete AnalysesThe Bee is not afraid of me. I know the Butterfly. The pretty people in the Woods Receive me cordially The Brooks laugh louder when I come The Breezes madder play; Wherefore mine eye thy silver mists, Wherefore, Oh Summer’s Day?
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