Strange Summer Poem by Jan Oskar Hansen

Strange summer

This has been a curious summer
few insects around and the bees have disappeared too.
It didn`t use to be like this I had nets in all window
I could have saved the money this year.
Not that I`m fond of insects, but it is frightening should
they disappear altogether.
There is a small beehive in the backyard the hive
it is still there but looks like a poorly built house drying
out and pieces are falling off and is empty.
Without insect here I include the pesky dipterous there
will be no spring and no harvest.
I blame the Chemicals used on the land, and inside houses
it is poison; we must stop this attack, stop using chemical
and accept a smaller but healthy harvest.