Don’t kill the weeds
They are the first food for the bees
Don’t kill the weeds
They are the first food for the bees.
What you see as weeds
Is food for rabbits and bees.
The poison you spread
Not just kill the weeds
But also the rabbits and bees.
Without bees
There is no crops,
No food for thee.
Don’t kill the weeds
They are pretty, they are yellow
They belong to the bees.
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©Susan Fourtane, 2025 - All rights reserved
The story behind the poem:
I saw a post on Facebook that inspired this poem. You can see the post following the link here below. The photo showed a dead bee with pollen from dandelions on its legs. The text said that the bee died because the dandelions had been spread with weed poison, which not just kill the lovely dandelions but also the innocent bees that feed from them, also affecting the normal course of pollination and altering the ecosystem.
As soon as spring starts, rabbits also will come out to eat dandelions after a a long winter of scarce food. Dandelions are the first food at the start of the spring for many wild animals and insects, all of them depend on those first dandelions for food until June at least when other wild food grows. The poem’s inspiration photo is in the link below.
https://www.facebook.com/share/15XHKz8R3y/?mibextid=wwXIfr
About the Creator
Susan Fourtané
Susan Fourtané is a Science and Technology Journalist, a professional writer with over 18 years experience writing for global media and industry publications. She's a member of the ABSW, WFSJ, Society of Authors, and London Press Club.
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Well put, Susan.
Beautifully said! Dandelions are pretty—they're also one of the tastiest wild greens.
I actually love dandelions. I think they're pretty <3
Most definitely , excellent poetic observations
The sad thing is that dandelions can also provide food and drink for people, as well. Killing the "weeds" can deprive both pollinators and people of readily accessible nutrition.