Ballads for little folk . the breezeThe good, contented, cheerful bees Are found at work and singing. Ah, the wise little bees ! they know how to live, Each one in peace with his neighbor ;For though they dwell in a narrow hive,They never seem too thick to thrive,Nor so many they spoil their labor. And well may they sing a pleasant tune,Since their life has such completeness ; Their hay is made in the sun of June, And every moon is a honeymoon,And home a home of sweetness. The golden belts they wear each dayAre lighter than belts of money ; And making work as pleasant as play, The stings of li
Ballads for little folk . the breezeThe good, contented, cheerful bees Are found at work and singing. Ah, the wise little bees ! they know how to live, Each one in peace with his neighbor ;For though they dwell in a narrow hive,They never seem too thick to thrive,Nor so many they spoil their labor. And well may they sing a pleasant tune,Since their life has such completeness ; Their hay is made in the sun of June, And every moon is a honeymoon,And home a home of sweetness. The golden belts they wear each dayAre lighter than belts of money ; And making work as pleasant as play, The stings of life they give away,And only keep the honey. They are teaching lessons, good and true, To each idle drone and beauty,And, my youthful friends, if any of you Hives and Homes. 16 Should think (though, of course, you never do)Of love, and home, and duty — And yet it often happens, you know, True to the very letter,That youths and maidens, when they grow,Swarm off from the dear old hive and go To another, for worse or better!. So youd better learn that this life of ours Is not all show and glitter,And skillfully use your noblest powersTo suck the sweets from its poison flowers, And leave behind the bitter. 164 Hives and Homes. But wherever you stay, or wherever you roam,In the days while you live in clover, You should gather your honey and bring it home, Because the winter will surely come,When the summer of life is over.
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