Figurine
On the mantle above
my desk
Where I sit at the
computer, hands at my keyboard
Writing, fingers
typing, thinking
There is a collection
of stones, pebbles, figures
Toys gathered in a few
uneven rows
Nick-knacks, chess
pieces, a Lego-man, Stormtrooper
At the center, in the
middle, a push-toy
A small figurine made
from wood dowels, and beads
Made to stand on a platform;
a platform
A pedestal, green, and
raised, like a stage, or a dais
Red flowers, and white,
painted round
Atop that little step,
stood a creature like a bee (a bee with four legs)
A bee with black
wings, red nose, and smiling
Curls of black hair
poking through a blue cap
Pick it up and push, push
into the base
Push the button and release
the tension in the wires
Wires threaded
through its beaded legs
The smiling bee will lift
for a moment, and fall to the side
A simple toy
For simple times
The falling figure
The friendly bee
