Flight of the Fumblebee
The Fumblebee flies
in a peculiar way
with a big bit of backwards
and a sweet little sway.
Then it drops all its nectar
and its pollen goes flying
and if you listen up close
you may well hear it sighing.
But it’s kind to its friends
and I’m glad it’s alive
making chaos and honey
in its higgledy-hive.
in a peculiar way
with a big bit of backwards
and a sweet little sway.
Then it drops all its nectar
and its pollen goes flying
and if you listen up close
you may well hear it sighing.
But it’s kind to its friends
and I’m glad it’s alive
making chaos and honey
in its higgledy-hive.
This poem is copyright (©) Rob Walton 2026
About the Writer
Rob Walton
Rob Walton is a writer, performer and teacher from Scunthorpe who lives in Whitley Bay, where he writes poetry and fiction for children and adults. His poetry for children has been published by The Toy Press, Tyger Tyger, Parakeet and The Dirigible Balloon, and features in anthologies from Macmillan, Bloomsbury, The Emma Press and others. His collection of thirty very short stories, Please Don’t Read the Footnotes Please, is published by The Emma Press.
