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© by Jeffery Beam

In collaboration with my others
Language: English 
In collaboration with my others
I build this hive. As I am
Goddess, this, then, is my cathedral.
Built of wax and lives. Of light
and honey.
It grows around me.

My first sensation
was of yellow: a hum
forcing my skin to see.
Since then I have sung
the praises of this operation.
And counted the mysteries.
Storing my drooly jewels.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Jeffery Beam , "Ars Poetica: The Queen", appears in The Fountain, first published 1992, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Lee Hoiby (1926 - 2011), "The Queen", 2001 [voice, violoncello, and piano], from The Life of the Bee, no. 3. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-10-18
Line count: 13
Word count: 62

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