The Flies and the Honey Pot

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A jar of honey chanced to spill
Its contents on the windowsill
In many a viscous pool and rill

The flies, attracted by the sweet,
Began so greedily to eat,
They smeared their fragile wings and feet.

With many a twitch and pull in vain
They gasped to get away again,
And died in aromatic pain.

The Flies and the Honey Pot [Illustration by Sudheer Nath]
The Flies and the Honey Pot [Illustration by Sudheer Nath]

66 words | 0 minutes
Readability: Grade 8 (13-14 year old children)
Based on Flesch–Kincaid readability scores

Filed under: poems
Tags: #honey

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