Two Honeybee poems!

Classicmister

By Me

Today I watched the honeybee

Engaged upon his gathering spree

From rose to buddleia he flies

To gather his sweet pollen prize

 

Darting here and fluttering there

Hoping there’s enough to spare

Betwixt the petals he will dive

Then homeward to his warm beehive

 

He’s not a drone but worker bee

Serving with the bee army

Toiling most when days are sunny

To swell the stores of wholesome honey

 

Unstintingly he serves his   Queen

That matriarch so rarely seen

His life has all too short a span

It’s over just days from when began

 

He’s vital for the pollination

Of the food that feeds the nation

Without his work mankind would famish

Pray God bees stay and never vanish

 

By AI 

With stripes of yellow, black as night

She flits from flower to flower in flight

Collecting nectar with busy care

To bring back sweetness to her hive to share

 

Her honeycomb home, a work of art

A marvel of geometry, a testament to her heart

She labors tirelessly, day and night

To store the honey, a golden delight

 

In summer's warmth, she dances free

A whirling dervish, wild and carefree

Communicating secrets, a language all her own

To her sisters, in the hive, she's known

 

With pollen baskets full, she returns to the nest

Her honey sac heavy, her task is blessed

She'll store the honey, for winter's chill

A sweet reward, for her labor's will

 

In the hive, she'll rest, her work complete

Her honey, a treasure, to be savored and sweet

A gift to us, from her busy life

A taste of sunshine, a honeybee's strife.

 

  • Author: Classicmister (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 8th, 2025 11:27
  • Comment from author about the poem: I posted this first poem composed by me some time ago. Subsequently my son has introduced me to the marvels of AI so I asked the AI app to write a five verse poem on a honeybee and the second poem, which came back in a second, is the result. Which do you prefer? Do we now live in a world where poems, novels and film scripts etc can all be completed by computers!
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  • sorenbarrett

    The first is a far better poem in both overall wording and poetic similarity rated not just by me but by AI itself. The AI poem received a 2.8 rating out of 10 overall while yours received a 6.4 rating out of 10. Goes to show that AI has not yet reached perfection at least in this form. Nicely done

    • Classicmister

      Thank you for taking the trouble to respond - I am pleased that my poem got a higher rating than my AI competitor!

    • sorenbarrett

    • Poetic Licence

      The first is significantly better, by reading it you can see it is more genuine, sad to say though I am sure alot of people will not be as honest as you when publishing their poems, enjoyed the read

      • Classicmister

        Thank you for your reply - I hope that this site keeps clear of AI generated poems but I guess we will never know.

        • Poetic Licence

          You are very welcome



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