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Bee Balm

Bee Balm

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Gary A Schlueter
May 10, 2023
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Watching for Bee Balm
It’s a little early
But good to remember
it was an early tea
for the poor white invaders
pushed out to the frontier
the only place to live
when you have nothing
and want land.
As many as the Shawnee slew
in their slow boats
down the Beautiful River
when it was wild
from the port of Pittsburgh
when it was wild
‘til the frontier could claim
no more
B…

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