Chameleon Magazine

Into the darkness of the night,

I’m sure I saw a different light.

Into the universe was born

A flame that shone into the dawn.

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It shone so bright, it lit the tree —

And that’s where I saw the bumblebee.

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It danced, it jumped, it sang with glee,

For it was happy to be free.

We need the light to shine so bright,

To guide our way throughout the night.

Without the light, what would we see?

Would we still see the bumblebee?

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She shines so bright, she doesn’t know —

The world around her all aglow.

They say she comes from far away,

She travelled long to learn to stay.

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She keeps us warm when we are cold,

And lights the night as it unfolds.

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She sparkles and she lights the sky;

I wonder if she ever cries.

Round and round, she flies so fast —

I wonder if her dream will last.

As she races past the tree,

She fails to see the bumblebee.

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She dances round us with a smile;

I think she’ll go a million miles.

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As she spins, she gives off light

That races quickly through the night.

It travels fast, it travels far —

The light shines brightly in the stars.

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As it goes, it spins as well,

In ways no living soul can tell.

Round and round it spins and flies —

And no one knows if it will die.