- Insect Chorus
After Charles Burchfield
You will never hearme say the heart isa hive though it isfilled with bees whobruise it as a lovermight leaving bitemarks along the betterribs of the daisies& daffodils as theydroop in their gardenof plenty while beesbusy themselveswithin the businessof my heart as ifto say you're my kindof lollipop so whynot let go your skirt,my sweet, & showme your fireworksonce & for all? [End Page 50]
Adam O. Davis is the author of Index of Haunted Houses (Sarabande 2020). His work has recently appeared in The Believer, The Cincinnati Review, New Ohio Review, and The Poetry Review. He lives in San Diego, California, where he teaches English literature at The Bishop's School.