Instead of a Card: Ten Poems about Bees Musicians Dixie Land from the December

Dixie Land from the December 19

After summer merrily

The Ordeal of George Patton from the December 31

—Christopher Morley

and Little Women

Instead of a Card: Ten Poems about Bees Musicians Dixie Land from the DecemberA greeting that not only gives great pleasure but illuminates our liveslike a message in a bottle.Robert McCrum, writer and editor Ten Poems about Bees is a title in the Instead of a Card series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one. Bees work hard, and there is something in their diligence that touches us. Most of us see only a fraction of their absorbing