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Mr. Bee and little Me

A little girl who went by the name Humble Me
Walked into the house of a Mr. Bumble Bee
A friend, she thought he might be
Yellow bright and jolly rounded was he!

Coughing a little, Me went up the stairs
Braving the trial of little red stains,
She stopped just behind the white curtains
Gazing down at jars of wall paints

‘Hello, Mr. Bee’, she gives a feeble shout
‘In here’ says a voice thick and stout;
Round black eyes peep over the stove
Little Me gave Bee a playful shove

Bumble’s walls are oh! so crimsoned
Humble gets all weepy and frightened
‘O ho ho, aren’t you a little flower shrunken?’
‘No, no. I just wish you had the walls lightened’

Off goes the great Big Bee
To put a smile on our friend Me
Holding a tray of cookies and a pot of tea
Begs he to Me ‘Please, give some company’

Atop a stool sipping her tea
Humble sings for Mr. Bee
Bumble in turn dances for Me
Holding a cup on his knee

All of a sudden the sun goes down
Me knows its now time to go home
Days after, this beautiful friendship shone
Humble and Bumble are now talk of the town!
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Chaitra Pallavi said…
yo, lovely poem, brought a smile on my face :-)
January 5, 2009 at 2:28 AM
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