Connor and Jack discuss Maggie Smith's "Where The Honey Comes From." To read the poem, go here: http://www.vqronline.org/poetry/2015/04/where-honey-comes For more on Smith: https://maggiesmithpoet.com/ To check out her books: https://maggiesmithpoet.com/books/ Where Honey Comes From By: Maggie Smith When my daughter drizzles gold on her breakfast toast, I remind her she’s seen the bee men in our tree, casting smoke like a spell until the swarm thrums itself to sleep. She’s seen them wipe the air clean with smoke, the way a hand smudges chalk from a slate, erasing danger written there, as if smoke revises the story of the air until each page reads never fear, never fear. Honey is in the hive, forbidden lantern lit on the inside, where it must be dark, where it must always be. Honey is sweetness and fear. I think the bees have learned to embroider, to stitch the sky with warnings untouched by smoke. Buzzing is the sound of bees perforating the air, as if pulling thread through over and over, though the thread too is air. Find us on facebook at: facebook.com/closetalking Find us on twitter at: twitter.com/closetalking You can always send us an e-mail with thoughts on this or any of our previous podcasts, as well as suggestions for future shows, at [email protected].

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