The Pitcher Plant - A Poem
Background
This poem is about realizing that when someone does something that doesn't seem right to you at the first glance, when you dig deeper you may often find that there was a purpose behind that action, and that realization is all that it takes to have a heart to forgive them.
It is a story about a pair of bumble bees who love and live a happy life, until one day one of them is eaten by a pitcher plant. The bereaved bee mourns his companion's death, but realizes in the end that it was only natural for the pitcher plant to hunt for its food, and that enables him to die a peaceful death by forgiving the so called murderer plant.
The Poem
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They flew side by side
In a stream of sanctity
Love bloomed on their wings
That could last an eternity
Through the woods they sang
Merry tunes of jolly days
Upon flowers they perched
Their wings in colorful ways
From brown trunks to green leaves
They swayed with shining glee
Among friends and no foes
They vowed to raise a family
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He broke away in search of sweet
Honey for his little dear ones
While she surfed in the lights
To reach the flock of flora that stuns
The beautiful pitcher opened its arms
And invited the luckless bee within
Down she went rapid and weak
Her screams drowned with her skin
He sensed a misgiving, and flew
Toward the satisfied, ruthless pitcher
He sat and wept till the curtains drew
The moon shone on the plant richer
III
The young ones grew free and fresh
With sweet nectar spreading joy
The old bee still pined in the forest
Building a shrine of the pitcher convoy
Until under one bright full moon
His strength seemed to give away
Young bees gathered, and asked “Dear,
What made you prolong your stay?”
He shot a weak glance at the pitcher
And explained in a wise, somber tone,
“Just as we rob the nectar from the flower,
We are their food, so leave them alone.”
© 2012 Rinita Sen
Comments
AUTHORThank you for your thoughtful comment Ausseye.
Hi SenoritaaChaCha:
I am enthralled by your buzzy poem so full of life
A bee by any other name will be so wise
A drop of nectar is the green, green earth
And we rob its soul to make a world
Of steel, uranium and “Super Hornets “
With Syrian intent……..what a world we weave
Perhaps the wings of an angle
We face the universe.
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Thanks again Jo.
Wow! This is amazing work! I hope you will send me an e-mail.
This is awesome! I would like to share with you about how you can have
your work published! :) Voted up, awesome and beautiful. Will continue to tweet this too. Amazing! :)
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Thanks a ton lyricwriter. Am glad you liked the poem. Hope things are great with you as well. Take care.
What a beautiful poem Senoritaa. Your pictures go perfect with the poem. You have a special talent for poetry. They are unique and creative. Hope all is well and you have a great day! Take care:)
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Thanks Sueswan for reading. Yeah pitcher plants are deadly for insects, they are some of the most popular carnivorous plants. Have a great day.
Hi Senorita
Beautiful filled with insight and wisdom.
I was not familiar with the pitcher plant. I read that small frogs will hide in pitcher plants and eat the flies that are attracted to the plant.
Voted up and away
Have a good evening.
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Thanks a lot Phoebe. Glad you liked it.
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Thank you savanah. Appreciate your sincere comment.
Very nicely written. Your poetry is so beautiful.
This is a wonderful poem. Very unique and unlike many other poems I have read, it is unpredictable. I love it.
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Thank you dayzeebee for that heartfelt comment. Have a great day.
Ah yes, how much we can learn from the magnitude of wisdom displayed by "little things" many fail to observe. Beautiful. Voting up and sharing. Blessings:)
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Thanks a lot Audrey for the appreciation. Means a lot coming from you whose work I really admire.
I love your work! Really a nice piece--sad little bee
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Thanks a lot Raci. Yes you are right, the good God made them all! :)
heart rending poem...oh, i love the beautiful pictures, it reminds me how lucky we are to be in awe with this wonderful works of creation...
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Thanks a lot Nitya. Glad you liked it. Thanks again for the votes.
very beautiful poem Senoritaa.the meaning of poem very deep and heart touching.voted up.
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Ye exactly, and its better to learn to accept it than fight it. Thanks for your insight Nikki.
A Kind of survival of the fittest moral to this poem. We are all on the food chain in one way or another. The circle of life.
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Your comment means a lot to me. I have been so inspired by so many of your works. Thanks sofs! Let's continue spreading the love and the joy. Take care!
What a message of love... oftentimes this is what we need to hear.. we are all part of the chain called life and one man's love is another man's food.. but yet life and love flows on... Beautiful! Senorita.. you have done it again. Voting it as beautiful and awesome! Have a lovely day, my dear!
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Thank you so much Dee for that wonderful comment. Pitcher plants are truly beautiful, despite their carnivorous nature.
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Thanks Rosemay. Glad you liked the message behind the poem.
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Thanks a bunch AE. I am glad the essence of the poem struck you. Once again thanks for reading.
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Thanks a lot Vinaya. Your heartfelt comment is much appreciated.
How beautiful! And you made this poem so interesting on that plant. I was looking at the awesome photos and that one photo the plant looks like it has a mouth. I loved it. Voted up.
A beautiful poem with a wonderful message
Loved the images
This is very unique. I loved it. I felt sad for the old Bee, yet his forgiving heart was touching. The pictures were perfect. Thank you.
I loved the uniform rhythm in your poem. The images you present here are very beautiful.
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Thanks a ton Eddy. Always appreciated. Have a great day.
So very very beautiful my friend and a very just deserved 'up up and away!!'.
Take care;
Eddy.
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Ah! Thank you Frank. Your comment made me smile :)
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That's such a huge compliment ytsenoh. Emily Dickinson is one of my all-time favorite poets. Thank you so much!
Senoritaa Im just going to say it..this was fantastic!!!! :) Frank
Wonderfully written and the nature of it as well as the nature in it reminded me of Dickinson to some extent. Thank you.
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Thank you Caroline. Your visit is always appreciated.
Beautiful poem Senoritaa and the photos are amazing! Voted up!
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You are right Shalom. Truth is often different that what it seems, but we must learn to accept it rather than hold grudges against it. Thank you for reading. Your visit is always appreciated.
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Hi Quill, nice to see you always. Your comments really make me feel precious.
It could've been any insect, I don't know why I chose bees, just came to my mind. Sorry that you are allergic.
Have a great day!
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Thanks a lot Debbie for brightening my day with your comment.
Senoritaa.. this is down to earth truth...what we think had nectar and what opened its arms to us, is the trap set for us... The cruel side of life.. and yet it is the way life is. Beautifully painted word pictures.. loved the imagery and the harsh but practical fact of life. Have a blessed day! Shalom!
I'm in love with your writing. The words you use and the way you structure them are... magnificent. Honestly, it felt like I was reading a movie, lol if that makes sense at all. The words are black on a white page, but the way you string them together make them so much more. I'm allergic to bees, but you made them look like majestic creatures. Deadly, but majestic. :)
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this was beautifully done.. awesome poem and story.. thank you .. voted up
debbie
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Thank you Siddhartha. Appreciate your visit.
beautiful work!!!
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Thanks a lot Crystar for the votes of confidence. I am glad you liked it.
Another amazing work of yours, Senoritaa! I voted up, awesome & beautiful.
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Thank you Rahul. I am humbled by your opinion on my poetry. Happy to know you liked it.
beautiful poem! Another one of great works.Needless to say I am inspired by you here. Very insightful, it urges me to think beyond the normal expanses of human nature.
Excellent thoughts! hats off
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