in their own stiff ridge of fur
Who has left them here?
Somebody brought in the skull to hover
With a full soul
And now the bees are toxic corpses
Dipped in poisons for their cousins
They pile in flower fields like
The bodies of heroes
Who never went to start a war
Or fuel it’s energy
08.10.24
Helen Pletts
Chinese Translation by Ma Yongbo 2024
蜜蜂⽆声地坠落 ⻢永波 译
它们脊背上带着僵硬的绒⽑
是谁把它们留在了这⾥？
有⼈带来了这颗头⻣
盘旋，带着完整的灵魂。
⽽现在蜜蜂们成了有毒的⼫体，
浸染了毒药，为了它们的同类。
它们堆积在花⽥中，
像英雄的⼫体
它们从未发动过战争
或助⻓过它的⽓焰。
Dead Bee Portrait #4 2016, printed 2018, NOBLE, Anne – Creator
.