My lady, you,
be bold
be bumblebee aware
be meadow-minded, mild;
let go of pesticides,
let weeds run wild,
listen to the soil
build hives
build orchards
be my wife
so when later
autumn
blush the harvest red
we have honey
for the apple pies.
Today Lilian hosts at dVerse is ekphrastic and we write poems to the art by Catrin Welz-Stein. Lilian have selected 4 paintings to select from. Just refer back to her website: http://catrin-stein.imagekind.com/store/
September 22, 2020
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Oh, this is absolutely beautiful! Wow. I adored these lines:
“be bumblebee aware
be meadow-minded, mild…”
It takes the reader to another world, and it’s just so innovative with the idea and imagery in these lines. Another fantastic piece!
I love the call of the wild nature, listening to the soil and enjoying the autumn harvest.
Oh I love this! ❤️ Especially the image; “when later autumn blush the harvest red,”… such an exquisitely worded poem, Bjorn 😀
Oh Bjorn!!!! I LOVE this! Just read it aloud to George (my husband) and we both just grinned. It is just wonderful….the ending made me smile! 🙂 Perfect love making, those apple pies!
I wanted to go light-hearted on a serious subject.
Wonderful, Björn! I wish we were all ‘bumblebee aware’ and ‘meadow-minded’. I’m proud to say I am! Who could refuse the request to ‘be my wife’ when accompanied with the promise of ‘honey for the apple pies’?
This is a joy to read aloud for the shear pleasure of spooling the words off my tongue. Love it, Bjorn!
I like this, it’s simple and direct, like a fairy tale.
Such drawing power, like an incantation, to a gentle place where one may rest. I love this wording:
“so when later
autumn
blush the harvest red”
Your last stanza is sterling, with some fetching word-smithing. It does flow like a fable, light-hearted, sweet, and romantic.
Outstanding work indeed, Bjorn. I esp admire the closing stanza, the blush and the pies. I might drop by for a slice…
super endearing … nature and love!
I love these lines in the opening stanza. I guess the bumblebee can indeed bring honey for the pie.
be bumblebee aware
be meadow-minded, mild
This was whimsical, romantic, and beautiful Bjorn… 🙂
A sweet poem of fatherly wisdom! Could be a tribute to your very young environmentalist from Sweden! Honey for the Apple pie is essential!
be bumblebee aware
be meadow-minded, mild;
Bumblebees are extremely focused.
Listen to the soil..
There is nothing that does not speak.
WONDERFUL!!!
I love the alliteration and assonance you employ in the first stanza to set the poem off with a buzz, which turns into a delicate love story in tune with nature. I love where the image took you!
This is absolute joy. Thank you.
I enjoyed your unique approach to the prompt! Wonderful piece.
Oh I love this. The last line of the first stanza especially, and the idea of autumn blushing the harvest. You’ve caught the season so perfectly.
This was so much fun to read–l love the autumn blushing.
What a lovely proclamation.
I love the honeybees and apple pie, Bjorn…weed-control is a quandary.
Meadow-minded…I like that. (K)
That is really sweet! I love the mix between the lives of the bees and that of humans
Loved the second and last stanza for its sheer beauty…there is a sense of bounty and playfulness here!
Everything here speaks bounty, bounty of heart and bounty of nature! Simply beautiful, Björn, how you build on the picture by adding or fine-tuning the quality of generosity.
kaykuala
so when later autumn blush the harvest red
we have honey for the apple pies.
The goodness is there waiting in the wings. It has to be when nature strikes
Hank
Beautiful and timely.