“I like vocal word stuff. But I don't always write with an instrument, I usually write a capella. It's more like drawing in the air with your fingers. It's closest to the choreography of a bee. You're freer.” WritingStuffAirInstrumentsFingersDrawingBeesClosestVocalChoreography Author:Tom Waits
“Though my verse but roam the air And murmur in the trees, You may discern a purpose there, As in music of the bees.” MayPoetryPurposeAirTreeBeesVerses Book:At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems Source: At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems
“Ye winds ye unseen currents of the air, Softly ye played a few brief hours ago; Ye bore the murmuring bee; ye tossed the air O'er maiden cheeks, that took a fresher glow; Ye rolled the round white cloud through depths of blue; Ye shook from shaded flowers the lingering dew; Before you the catalpa's blossoms flew, Light blossoms, dropping on the grass like snow.” LightHoursWhiteAirWindFlowerBlueDepthRoundsCloudsCurrentsSnowGrassCheeksBeesBoresUnseenDroppingFlewDewMaidensLingeringMurmuringWhite Clouds Author:William C. Bryant
“The air came laden with the fragrance it caught upon its way, and the bees, upborne upon its scented breath, hummed forth their drowsy satisfaction as they floated by.” WayNatureAirBreathsCaughtSatisfactionBeesCaught UpFragranceDrowsy Book:The Old Curiosity Shop: And Reprinted Pieces Source: The Old Curiosity Shop: And Reprinted Pieces